While Republicans are working on a tax break for billionaires, I’m fighting to ensure working families who live paycheck to paycheck can keep Medicaid and SNAP.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Illinois
Richard J. Durbin
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Voting Record — 851
Yes35%
No62%
Present0%
Not Voting3%
Party align93%
Cross-party6%
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Richard J. Durbin
U.S. SenatorDemocratIllinois
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Each and every action taken by anti-choice extremists threatens the life of someone you know.
Eventually, the tides must turn—and we must protect health care for all.
Blocking Medicaid funds from Planned Parenthood threatens health care for those with few other places to turn. Access to birth control, cancer screenings, STI testing, PReP and other life-saving medications and treatments are now at risk for millions of Americans, especially women and LGBTQ+ people.
The fact that the Court reached this ruling by, as Justice Jackson noted in her dissent, ‘stymying one of the country’s great civil rights laws,’ is equally alarming.
This is yet another shameful ruling that inserts the government directly between a patient and their doctor—just like Dobbs three years ago and Skrmetti last week. Intimate, personal decisions about health care shouldn’t require sign off from extremist politicians.
The Supreme Court just issued another shameful ruling targeting health care.
The anti-choice majority just allowed states to block funds from Planned Parenthood.
I took Republicans’ sham “energy” hearing as a chance to speak directly to young people on the climate crisis.
When it comes to heat in Washington, it’s not the temperature.
It’s the stupidity.
BREAKING: The Senate Parliamentarian dealt a blow to Republican attempts to slash Medicaid health funding in order to give tax breaks to billionaires.
This is good news for rural hospitals and families who rely on Medicaid, but the fight is not over.
My Senate colleagues and I met with Israeli Ambassador, Michael Leiter.
Amid the Israel-Iran conflict, the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the continued holding of Israeli hostages by Hamas, it was timely to discuss a long-term vision for stability and peace in the region.
Southern Illinois University is building the next generation of scientists and doctors.
I met with their leadership to discuss the impacts Trump’s cuts & Republicans’ budget plan would have on their research and the community they serve.
Seniors in IL rely on Medicaid and SNAP, but Republicans are calling to slash these programs.
I sat down with Alan Hollenbeck, State President of AARP IL, to discuss how Republicans’ budget bill would hurt Illinoisans and millions of Americans.
Emil Bove and Ed Martin (the failed U.S. Attorney nominee) sided with violent insurrectionists over career Justice Department officials.
Disqualifying.
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Sen. DURBIN: Donald Trump is looking for loyalty. He is looking for fierce retribution. He is looking for someone who will instill fear in his opponents. It seems he has found such a nominee in Mr. Bove.
I introduced a bill with Senator Collins to prohibit smoking at VA facilities, protecting our veterans and health care workers from the deadly consequences of tobacco use and secondhand smoke and ensuring a healthy environment for veteran care.
I’ve disagreed with many judicial nominees before. But it was always on matters of constitutional interpretation.
However, Emil Bove is no originalist, textualist, or constructionist.
He’s a pure Trumpist, even if it means breaking the law.
Weak American gun laws are fueling cartel violence and drug trafficking.
Reposted bySenator Dick Durbin
Sen. DURBIN: 200,000 U.S.-sourced firearms are smuggled into Mexico annually. Do you disagree?
All: No.
Durbin: Cartels use weapons to traffick drugs, spur migration, etc.? Do you disagree?
All: No.
Durbin: Is the U.S. a large source of weapons for cartels?
All: *nod*
Republicans’ budget plan includes billions for private school vouchers that take away public school funding.
While private schools can turn kids away, public schools work to ensure everyone can get a quality education.
We must support public schools so all kids can realize their potential.
At a hearing today, I urged Navy leaders to prioritize improvements to military housing and education for service members and their families, including at Great Lakes Naval Station.
Military leaders understand the importance of keeping the military apolitical.
President Trump’s politicization of our military damages this sacred doctrine.
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Voting History851 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
851 total votes
Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.
| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-09 | S. 5 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required) |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.
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