WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * After Bovino Appears In Court In Chicago, Durbin Again Denounces "Operation Midway Blitz" As Wreaking Havoc On Illinois Communities * "Video footage shows the agents' recklessness, their seeming disregard for the court order, and their ongoing violations of due process," Durbin said of federal agents acting under "Operation Midway Blitz" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing, Debunking Republicans' Claims That Political Violence Only Comes From The Left * October 28, 2025 Durbin: "there is no room for political violence in Americaever. Not from the right or from the left" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, deliv more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Former Biden Administration DHS Witness Who Specialized In Reducing Violent Extremism During Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing On Political Violence * October 28, 2025 Mr. Braniff served as Director of the Center for Prevention Programs under Biden; Trump Admin cut the entire program WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Slams Republicans For Having No Plan To Reduce Health Care Costs For Americans * October 29, 2025 In his speech on the Senate floor, Durbin described the massive increase in insurance premiums American families will face next year WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered a speech on the Senate floor demanding that congressional Republicans work wit more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth, Join Merkley In Calling For CBO Probe Into Cost Of Trump's National Guard Deployment To American Cities * October 28, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in leading several of their Senate colleagues in calling on t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Agricultural Competition, Durbin Criticizes Trump Administration For Prioritizing South America Over American Farmers * "[President Trump's] tariffs on China, even as they change from one week to the next, are bad news for Illinois farmers and good news for Brazilian farmers...Farmers need help. No amount of financial relief can replace lost markets, es more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, Durbin Questions Fertilizer And Seed Companies About High Costs For Illinois Farmers * October 28, 2025 In today's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing, Durbin advocated for Illinois farmers, telling the fertilizer industry "your prices are killing them." WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judici more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on Oct. 28, 2025, at a hearing entitled "Pressure Cooker: Competition Issues in the Seed & Fertilizer Industries": * * * Today, the Judiciary Committee turns its attention to a problem Iowa farmers talk to me about at the kitchen table and at the co-op. This time of year, farmers are going in to buy the basics they need to plant and harvest a crop - but th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Judiciary Democrats Probe Trump $230 Million Settlement Claims Before Justice Department * The Senators highlight another attempt by Trump to weaponize his power for personal financial gain, as well as the inescapable conflicts of interest at DOJ in assessing these claims WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led  more PR