WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Nomination Of Assistant Attorney General For The Criminal Division, Two Judicial Nominees * During his opening statement, Durbin condemned January 6 rioter, Christopher Moynihan, who was arrested for threatening to kill House Democratic Leader Jeffries WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Rankin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Nomination Of Assistant Attorney General For The Criminal Division, Two Judicial Nominees During his opening statement, Durbin condemned January 6 rioter, Christopher Moynihan, who was arrested for threatening to kill House Democratic Leader Jeffries *  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Implores Colleagues To Reform The Centuries-Old Insurrection Act * October 22, 2025 As President Trump floats invoking the Insurrection Act as another means for dangerous executive overreach, Senate Democrats encourage colleagues to support commonsense reform WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Ju more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With American Business Immigration Coalition To Discuss Dreamers, DACA, And Essential Workers * October 22, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today met with members of the American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC) and impacted business leaders to discuss a variety of issues, including the Drea more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * Durbin Meets With American Business Immigration Coalition To Discuss Dreamers, DACA, And Essential Workers U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today met with members of the American Business Immigration Coalition (ABIC) and impacted business leaders to discuss a varie more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With Illinois Higher Education Leaders To Discuss Impact Of "Operation Midway Blitz" And Meeting The Moment For Their Students * October 22, 2025 The meeting follows the Trump Administration's militarized immigration enforcement activities and National Guard deployment to Chicago WASHINGTONToday, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) met with the University of Illinoi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Meets With Nominee For Assistant Attorney General For The Criminal Division U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after meeting with Andrew T. Duva, President Trump's nominee to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division: "This Admin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Presses Noem On Lax ICE Hiring Standards, Inflammatory Recruitment Messaging Dangerous raids, unlawful arrests, and incidents involving excessive use of force are likely to become even more common as ICE quickly hires thousands of employees under lax requirements to meet the White House's arbitrary daily arrest quota * U.S. Senate Democ more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Andrew Duva To Be Assistant Attorney General For The Criminal Division, Two Judicial Nominees During A Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing * October 22, 2025 During his questioning, Durbin received commitment from Mr. Duva that if confirmed, he will strengthen the Public Integrity Section (PIN) at DOJ; Trump's DOJ has only two prosecutors in PIN compared to 30 at  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * Durbin Questions Andrew Duva To Be Assistant Attorney General For The Criminal Division, Two Judicial Nominees During A Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing During his questioning, Durbin received commitment from Mr. Duva that if confirmed, he will strengthen the Public Integrity Section (PIN) at DOJ; Trump's DOJ has o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Rick Scott, Shaheen, Cruz, Gallego, Bennet Introduce Resolution Honoring Nobel Peace Prize Recipient, Maria Corina Machado * October 23, 2025 WASHINGTONU.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) along with U.S. Senators Rick Scott (R-FL), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Michael Bennet (D-C more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Financial Health Network (FHN), Chicago, Illinois, has submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in response to the agency's advance notice of proposed rulemaking on "Personal Financial Data Rights Reconsideration." FHN, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving financial health, emphasizes the importance of consumer access to personal financial data and advocates against limiting this access solely to fiduciaries. FHN more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Illinois Health and Hospital Association (IHA), Naperville, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce expressing regarding the potential imposition of tariffs on imports of personal protective equipment (PPE), medical consumables, and medical devices. The IHA represents more than 200 hospitals and nearly 40 health systems across Illinois and aims to raise awareness about the negative repercussions these tariffs could have on healthcare af more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rivian, Plymouth, Michigan, submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) concerning the Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Robotics and Industrial Machinery. In its letter, Rivian emphasized the critical role that these technologies play in enhancing U.S. manufacturing competitiveness and national security. In the letter, Rivian pointed out that industrial machinery and robotics are indispensable for modern manufact more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * Sen. Murray Joins Sen. Merkley During Landmark 20+ Hour Speech, Calls Out Trump's Authoritarian Power Grab Today, on the 22nd day of the Republican shutdown, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) on the Senate floor during his twenty hour-long and co more PR