The American people want a streamlined, humane immigration system.
Gutting immigration courts and firing immigration judges only makes matters worse.
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
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The Trump Administration’s move to freeze funds at NIH and fire experts at FDA will cause delays in new cures and treatments for patients in need.
President Trump and Elon Musk are either completely oblivious to this fact … or they just don’t care.
This week, I met with members of the Illinois Farm Bureau. We spoke about their concerns over the Trump Administration’s trade policies.
I will continue to be an ally to IL farmers and advocate for policies that support our agriculture sector.
When our food is less safe, when nursing homes go unmonitored, when new cures and treatments are delayed, and when infectious diseases are allowed to spread, remember this story.
At today’s Illinois constituent coffee, I heard from students, doctors, and engineers affected by the Trump Administration’s cuts to funding and the federal workforce.
I will continue to be a staunch advocate for Illinoisans in DC.
Today, I met with the new Israeli Ambassador to the U.S., Michael Leiter, to discuss the return of remaining hostages and an end to the war in Gaza.
The U.S. must push for a solution that allows Israeli and Palestinian children to once and for all live together in peace and dignity.
We must protect our nation’s wild places & continue the preservation of our national heritage.
Today, I introduced the America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act to protect more than 8 million acres of land in Utah & preserve their natural conditions—ensuring generations of Americans can enjoy them.
I met with Sangeetha Rayapati, Mayor of Moline, to discuss the City’s efforts to revitalize the I-74 Riverfront. Projects like this, and the Chicago-Quad Cities Rail Project, would boost connectivity and economic development for generations to come.
We’ve all taken issue with the outcomes of court cases at times.
But we must ALWAYS value and respect the independence of the judiciary.
Our Constitution demands it.
Another day of the Trump Administration making America less safe.
Grateful to have the chance to meet with members of the Federal Bar Association today.
They’re nonpartisan frontliners in defending the rule of law, especially when the judicial system is under attack.
The work researchers do with NIH funding saves lives. To call NIH “wasteful spending” is shameful.
Thank you Senator Welch and @baldwin.senate.gov for hosting today’s forum on this very important issue.
The answer is yes. The Justice Department should investigate the Signal group chat fiasco.
For too long, Big Tech’s dangers couldn’t break the stranglehold it had on Congress.
Things are beginning to change.
We have to regulate social media companies, and I said as much to the brave survivors and advocates I met with today.
The Trump Administration has unleashed havoc and fear on immigrant communities.
They fail to recognize that immigrants helped build our nation and have contributed greatly to our society and economy.
Glad to meet with business leaders who rely on immigrants today.
I’ve sent MORE THAN 20 oversight requests to the Trump Administration.
I haven’t received a meaningful response to the vast majority of them.
Today, Senate Chuck Grassley and I introduced the bipartisan Cameras in the Courtroom Act to require the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of open sessions of the Court—allowing Americans to finally watch cases that affect them.
It’s time to put cameras in the Supreme Court.
Elon Musk’s hacksaw to the Social Security Administration has thrown it into chaos.
Millions of Americans depend on Social Security, but Elon Musk’s mismanagement has made it even harder for them to access their earned benefits.
This is no way to run an agency.
President Trump and Attorney General Bondi are using the Justice Department to go after political enemies for THEIR benefit, not YOURS.
Liz Oyer was terminated after doing the right thing. We must get to the bottom of it.
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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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