When a company files for bankruptcy, employees are often deprived of their wages, healthcare, and retirement benefits, while top paid executives often get away with big payouts.
It’s time to change that.
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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Richard J.'s ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 129 sponsored · 356 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
The chaos, uncertainty, and real damage of the Trump Tariff Tax will not disappear in 90 days.
Bottom line: the President has created a global mess at the expense of American families and businesses.
Another global autocrat celebrating Trump’s reckless and shortsighted gutting of American leadership.
Small manufacturers can compete and grow with the help of centers like IMEC Illinois.
Now, the Trump Admin wants to defund them.
I joined @cantwell.senate.gov in demanding answers from Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick to protect manufacturing jobs in IL.
I met with staff from Chicago Commons, the second largest Head Start provider in Chicago, to discuss the challenges they face from the Trump Administration's funding and staffing cuts.
I will continue to fight for programs like Head Start that support IL families.
Reassigning staff away from domestic terrorism units and gutting domestic terrorism prevention resources leaves us less safe.
The Trump Administration needs to reverse course.
DHS and FBI are diverting resources away from domestic terrorism prevention without any clear plan on how to keep us safe from attacks.
America is less safe because of it.
Director Patel and Secretary Noem need to reverse these reallocations.
Elon Musk is obtaining Americans’ personal data, redirecting billions of dollars that Congress already allocated, and firing hardworking public servants.
If DOGE doesn’t comply with FOIA, it will be much harder—if not IMPOSSIBLE—to expose the full story.
In the Trump Administration, inside access means a fast lane to a pardon.
This answer was incredibly revealing—and terrifying.
DOGE’s reckless plan to terminate leases for federal offices isn’t creating efficiency, it’s hurting Americans by cutting their access to government resources and benefits.
I wrote about how DOGE is hurting IL and many other states.
My op-ed. ⬇️
All thanks to Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” national sales tax.
The rule of law is under attack in ways we haven’t seen in DECADES.
President Trump won’t let anything get in the way of his personal ambition and grievances.
He has GUTTED the Justice Department and TARGETED law firms to help himself—not you.
Our freedoms are grounded in a basic respect for the rule of law.
President Trump is threatening it in ways we haven’t seen in decades.
Democrats are spotlighting the dangers of the Trump Administration’s attacks on the rule of law now.
Assistant principals help cultivate a positive learning environment for students and provide support to faculty and staff.
Today, I’m introducing a resolution designating the week of April 7, 2025, as National Assistant Principals Week to recognize the important work they do.
Confirming Justice Jackson is one of the great accomplishments of the Senate Democratic Majority during the Biden administration.
Three years of even-handed rulings in lockstep with the rule of law.
We all know someone who has been uninsured—I was one of them.
I wrote about the importance of Medicaid and why Republicans’ plans to slash it would be devastating to the families who depend on it.
I will fight to protect Medicaid because American lives are on the line. Read more. ⬇️
For so many people, Medicaid is there when you need it most.
People who depend upon Medicaid for nursing home care, for the birth of their child, or simply because their job doesn’t offer it.
A dear friend of mine had to put his wife in a care facility because of Alzheimer’s.
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851 total votes
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| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
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| 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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