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Sen. Leahy chides colleagues for killing LGBT equality in immigration bill
Senate Judiciary chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) on Tuesday reluctantly withheld an amendment to the comprehensive immigration bill that would protect binational same-sex couples. “And I say this with a heavy heart,” Leahy said after withholding the amendment. “You know, I look at what my state went through on this issue,…
Sen. Durbin rips NRA chief: You completely missed basic point of background checks
Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois on Wednesday slammed National Rifle Association chief Wayne LaPierre for claiming background checks wouldn’t reduce gun violence. During a the Senate Judiciary Committee’s gun control hearing, LaPierre argued that closing the so-called gun show loophole would only harm innocent gun buyers. He claimed criminals…
Watch live: Durbin speaks on fiscal cliff negotiations
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill, holds a news conference about fiscal cliff negotiations hosted by the Center for American Progress Action Fund in Washington, D.C. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Nov 27. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy [Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) by…
Durbin: Issa endangered Libyans with document dump to get ‘toehold’ for Romney
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Sunday ripped House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrel Issa (R-IL) for exposing the identities of Libyans who were working with the U.S. government in an effort to politicize the recent deaths of four Americans in Benghazi and get a foreign policy “toehold” for Republican…
5 Questions For: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on the role of the convention and women in the Democratic party
Sen. Dick Durbin is the Senate Majority Whip — Majority Leader Harry Reid’s right-hand man, in other words — and was the senior Senator from Illinois when the President first served. He’s also the author of the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced discriminatory sentencing for people convicted of crack cocaine…
Sen. Durbin blasts Fox News: God is not a franchise of the Republican Party
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Tuesday blasted Fox News host Bret Baier for “harping” on the fact that the Democratic Party Platform of 2012 didn’t contain the word “god.” “Well, I can just basically tell you that if the narrative that is being presented on your station and through your…
Durbin on NATO airstrike: ‘How would we respond if it were U.S. troops?’
In response to the NATO airstrike killing 24 Pakistani soldiers, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) struck a tone of sympathy on Fox News Sunday, wondering how the reaction would be if it were U.S. forces killed by a foreign drone on home soil. “I’m deeply saddened that 24 or 25 Pakistani…
Seniors block busy Chicago street to protest cuts to social programs
Chicago police on Monday issued citations to 43 senior citizens and their supporters who linked arms to block an intersection near the city’s financial district. The action was part of a protest against proposed cuts to Social Security, Medicare and other benefits. The Jane Addams Senior Caucus (JASC), their supporters…
Sens. Udall, Bennet propose amendment to overturn Citizens United ruling
Democratic Sens. Tom Udall of New Mexico and Michael Bennet of Colorado introduced a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that would overturn the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission The decision gave corporations and unions the ability to spend unlimited amounts of money to…
Sen. Durbin tells BofA customers to drop their accounts, ‘get the heck out’
In reaction to Bank of America’s plans to soon charge customers $5 a month for using their debt cards, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) thinks it’s time for people to leave the banking giant. “Bank of America customers, vote with your feet,” Durbin said on Monday on the Senate floor. “Get…
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