Senator Richard Durbin
Democrat • Illinois • 10th Term • Sworn In 1983
- 53 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 5 of 100) 3 Made Into Law (Ranks 1 of 100)
- 226 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 2 of 100) 4 Made Into Law (Ranks 10 of 100)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Benjamin Cardin
- Sen. Olympia Snowe
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Sen. Thomas Coburn
- Votes with party 97%
- Abstains: 1%
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Illinois Senate President John Cul...
...the state senate political committee. I caught up with Cullerton, his wife Pam, state Sen. Dan Kotowski (D-Park Ridge) and Sen. Dick D...
Senate health-care bill unveiled
...Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks to the media Wednesday about the Democratic health care bill in Washington. Sens. Chris Dodd (l...
Senate Bill Offers Many Targets fo...
...the size of legislation it was that bank bailout bill that the last president proposed that was only three pages long," said Sen. Dick...
The War On Terror On Trial
...judges in a place as liberal as New York City are capable of doling out harsh punishment to infamous terrorists. Sen. Dick Durbin cal...
$849 billion health bill sets up h...
...on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Washington. Sens. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., Al Franken, D-Minn., second left, and Dick Durbin...
Gitmo North
...and Rockford, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, who took over from the disgraced Rod Blagojevich, and Illinois' senior U.S. senator, Dick Durbi...
Byrd becomes longest-serving in Ca...
...``more than 100 of them delivered over a 10-year period.'' ``He has cast more votes 18,585 than any other senator ever,'' Sen. Dick Du...
Senate approves budget for veteran...
...a new prison to hold detainees from the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison or upgrading an existing facility to hold them. Sen. Dick ...
Scare mongering about trials, pris...
...for budgetary reasons was not fully staffed or operated. The administration's proposal got strong endorsements from Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Durbin: Health care debate could s...
...Dick Durbin said the health care bill has to pass the Senate this year. (CNN) – The Senate's second-ranking Democrat told CNN Tuesday ...
Blog Coverage
Top 10 Veterans News from Around t...
The AP (11/19) reports, "A measure" that US Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) "says could help the Department of Veterans Affairs' recruiting and r...
While politicians posture, Illinoi...
“For months, Hebeler, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin and Governor Pat Quinn have been urging Obama to solve the Gitmo public relations prob...
Liberal Groups Wary Of Reid Bill -...
Still, at least seven liberals met with Reid, Dem Whip Dick Durbin and Finance Committee chair Max Baucus (D-MT) on Monday, seeking assur...
Reid unveils $849 billion health c...
Sen. Democratic leaders Wednesday night unveiled an $849 billion health care reform proposal that would expand health insurance coverage ...
Yesterday At City Hall: Daley's Bu...
Yesterday, aldermen reaffirmed their support for Sen. Dick Durbin's DREAM Act by handily passing a resolution (by a 49 -1 vote) that call...
Federal prison union endorses Gitm...
On Wednesday Attorney General Eric Holder and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) acknowledged during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that the...
Texas Insider » Reid Plan Ups Pres...
One holdout appeared to be Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, who faces a tough reelection fight next fall. On her way in to the briefing ...
The Rant | The Rant | Memphis Flyer
Illinois senator Dick Durbin. I don't think Durbi or Harry Reid have ever raised their voices. As a result, rather than a unified party d...
Reid offers up $849 billion health...
Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., front, with Sens. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., left, Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Dick Durbin, D...
Allvoices.com - Senator Reid's New...
Chris Dodd, D-Conn., left, Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., second left, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, speaks to the media about the Democrati...
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U.S. Congress - Senator Dick Durbin, Illinois (D)
