Senator Richard Durbin
Democrat • Illinois • 10th Term • Sworn In 1983
- 27 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 29 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 13 of 100)
- 208 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 7 of 100) 3 Made Into Law (Ranks 6 of 100)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Frank Lautenberg
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Sen. Jim DeMint
- Votes with party 95%
- Abstains: 1%
Person's Views
- Today: 82
- Past Seven Days: 366
- All-Time: 55,064
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
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S.2032 - POST ActIntroduced Jan 23, 2012 73 Views
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding proprietary institutions of higher education in order to protect students and taxpa...
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S.1945Introduced Feb 09, 2012 123 Views
A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
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S.1884 - School Access to Emergency Epinephrine ActIntroduced Nov 17, 2011 41 Views
A bill to provide States with incentives to require elementary schools and secondary schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to admin...
Most Recent Co-Sponsored Bills
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S.Res.368Senate Passed Feb 06, 2012 33 Views
A resolution recognizing the anniversary of the tragic earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, honoring those who lost their lives in that ea...
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S.Con.Res.34Senate Passed Jan 31, 2012 70 Views
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in honor of the life and legacy of Vaclav Havel.
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S.Res.356Introduced Jan 30, 2012 83 Views
A resolution expressing support for the people of Tibet.
Recent Voting History
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H.R.658 FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011
On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 658)February 06, 2012
Aye
(with party)
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H.R.658 FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011
On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 658)February 06, 2012
Aye
(with party)
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H.R.658 FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011
On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 658)February 06, 2012
Aye
(with party)
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02/08/12
Transportation, budgets on minds of officials flying to D.C.
...Arsenal can enter into. The provision was included in the Fiscal Year 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, which Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., voted against. Mayor Thodos said Sen. Durbin called him to say he remained a supporter of the Arsenal and vote
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Quad-Cities Online
02/08/12
Shakespeare Film and Video
...to John Schmidt talk about street names on Eight Forty-EightJohn Schmidt - commercial jingles street na... Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is calling for better air quality in Chicago's Union Station. In 2010 the Ch... What becomes a ’90s cult-rock
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Chicago Public Radio
02/08/12
The Morning Drive Podcast: Wednesday
...to John Schmidt talk about street names on Eight Forty-EightJohn Schmidt - commercial jingles street na... Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is calling for better air quality in Chicago's Union Station. In 2010 the Ch... What becomes a ’90s cult-rock
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Transportation, budgets on minds of officials flying to D.C.
...Arsenal can enter into. The provision was included in the Fiscal Year 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, which Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., voted against. Mayor Thodos said Sen. Durbin called him to say he remained a supporter of the Arsenal and vote
Shakespeare Film and Video
...to John Schmidt talk about street names on Eight Forty-EightJohn Schmidt - commercial jingles street na... Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is calling for better air quality in Chicago's Union Station. In 2010 the Ch... What becomes a ’90s cult-rock
The Morning Drive Podcast: Wednesday
...to John Schmidt talk about street names on Eight Forty-EightJohn Schmidt - commercial jingles street na... Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is calling for better air quality in Chicago's Union Station. In 2010 the Ch... What becomes a ’90s cult-rock
Recent Blog Coverage
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02/08/12
US Sen. Dick Durbin (D), Cand. - admin
U.S. Senator. Home About · Twitter · LinkedIn · Facebook · ClickBank1 ... [WATCH]: 1 of 4: US Sen. Dick Durbin (D), Cand. for Re-Election. by admin on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 | Comments Off ...
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02/07/12
President and Campaign Manager Jim Messina to Appear at Senate ...
This is not a speech per se, it's a conversation with the president, one of our former colleagues, and we're all looking forward to it,” Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told reporters. The joint appearance on Capitol Hill is apparently a first ...
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Carmen Cox
02/07/12
Sen. Kirk Watched the Super Bowl | NBC Chicago
At a press conference Monday, Sen. Dick Durbin repeated news he told NBC Chicago last week: that he hasn't yet seen Kirk personally but continues to be in touch with Kirk's office. "I've been through this in my own family.
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US Sen. Dick Durbin (D), Cand. - admin
U.S. Senator. Home About · Twitter · LinkedIn · Facebook · ClickBank1 ... [WATCH]: 1 of 4: US Sen. Dick Durbin (D), Cand. for Re-Election. by admin on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 | Comments Off ...
President and Campaign Manager Jim Messina to Appear at Senate ...
This is not a speech per se, it's a conversation with the president, one of our former colleagues, and we're all looking forward to it,” Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told reporters. The joint appearance on Capitol Hill is apparently a first ...
Sen. Kirk Watched the Super Bowl | NBC Chicago
At a press conference Monday, Sen. Dick Durbin repeated news he told NBC Chicago last week: that he hasn't yet seen Kirk personally but continues to be in touch with Kirk's office. "I've been through this in my own family.
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Featured Members of Congress
On February 24, 2009 Dick Durbin was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
Illinois senior senator Dick Durbin (D) on Tuesday added his voice to the growing chorus of senators calling on junior Illinois senator <a href="http://www.opencongress.org/people/show/412328_roland_burris">Roland Burris</a> (D) to resign. "If I were in that position, I would resign," Durbin told reporters after a private meeting with Burris. Burris, who was appointed by former-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, recently admitted to trying to raise campaign funds for the Governor.
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