Senator Dick Durbin

Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin

When I visited the border a week ago, a young child told us he hadn’t been able to brush his teeth for a week. This is unacceptable. We can argue about immigration policy in America, but something that should be universally accepted is the humane treatment of children. — PolitiTweet.org

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Clean water & air shouldn’t be a privilege. Proud to stand with @SenDuckworth & @SenBooker to introduce the Environmental Justice Act to provide resources to target the environmental injustices that harm low-income communities & neighborhoods of color. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sat down with Ambassador Kelly Craft, nominee for @USUN ambassador today. We live in a dangerous world & the US plays a critical role in keeping the peace. With Ambassador Craft’s limited statecraft experience, I am concerned that she’s not prepared for this position. — PolitiTweet.org

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I commend Nick for shining a light on the great work he and other disabled employees do for businesses in Illinois. They are invaluable to our state and make Illinois proud. — PolitiTweet.org

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Today I called on @FDACommissioner to get off the sidelines & finally act on the public health epidemic of youth e-cigarette use. The FDA’s paramount duty is to protect the consumer—especially our children—not tobacco & e-cigarette manufacturers. It's time for FDA to do its job. https://t.co/dfX9uiyHZu — PolitiTweet.org

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Tobacco industry insiders have acknowledged that they are worried about opposition from "the Dick Durbins of the world." They can count on it. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TobaccoFreeKids: This is not the behavior of a company that actually wants to be responsible. #JuulHearing https://t.co/ZDj899DRlL — PolitiTweet.org

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Like Big Tobacco before them, the vaping industry & JUUL are battling any congressional regulation of their products tooth and nail. That's why we need the FDA to get off the sidelines and put the health of our children before the profits of an exploitative industry. #juulhearing — PolitiTweet.org

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JUUL’s current marketing campaign urges smokers to “make the switch” from cigarettes. This is, unmistakably, a smoking cessation claim from JUUL – a company that has never conducted a clinical trial that proves this claim. #juulhearing — PolitiTweet.org

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FACT: There are no clinical trials proving that JUUL devices help adults quit smoking cigarettes. None. Despite all the marketing claims and all the paid testimonials, there is no credible medical evidence of JUUL’s most fundamental claim. None. #juulhearing — PolitiTweet.org

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Consider this: JUUL is widely popular with kids and accounts for 70% of e-cigarette sales in the U.S. Make no mistake: JUUL – now partnered with tobacco giant Altria – is driving this epidemic. #juulhearing — PolitiTweet.org

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JUUL likes to boast about its warning ads that are supposed to deter children from using their product. Where do we see those ads? The Washington Post is one place. How many children wake up and read the Post in the morning? — PolitiTweet.org

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Director Mueller warned us that the Russians are interfering in our elections “as we sit here today.” Leader McConnell is abdicating his responsibility to protect American democracy so he can protect a President who unravels it day-by-day. — PolitiTweet.org

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In Chicago, more than 1,400 people have been killed or injured by gunfire so far this year. We can, and must, support research on gun violence. And Congress should fund this life saving work. We can’t let the gun lobby stop us. #FundGVPResearch #WeNeedToKnow #ResearchSavesLives https://t.co/Yb7VLOXMfo — PolitiTweet.org

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Great to have so many Illinoisans join @SenDuckworth and I for coffee, donuts, & conversation. Thanks to our IL students for their thoughtful questions on protecting disability rights, immigration, and education. https://t.co/EjE23oWRAY — PolitiTweet.org

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Thanks to @ILSoybean for stopping by yesterday to talk crop conditions & ag aid. In 2018, IL soybean exports to China dropped by $1.2 billion. Our farmers deserve a fair deal, not a trade war. https://t.co/DQMtOvjCAb — PolitiTweet.org

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Today, I met with General Milley, the nominee to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, to discuss Russia, China, Iran, Afghanistan, and defense acquisition reform. He will make an excellent Chairman. https://t.co/gDuYAFmQjA — PolitiTweet.org

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Three words for Leader McConnell: protect our elections. — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s on all of us, especially lawmakers, to speak out & take action on reducing gun violence. Talked with ATF Director nominee @FOPChuck today about enforcing existing gun regulations and addressing the gun violence epidemic head-on. — PolitiTweet.org

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During my meeting with @ChrisMurphyCT & @rbalsaud today, I stressed the importance of an end to the disastrous war in Yemen & the need to address serious human rights concerns in Saudi Arabia, including the release of Raif Badawi, Waleed Abu al-Khair, and Walid Fitaihi. https://t.co/QMn1QzbrmM — PolitiTweet.org

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Director Mueller reminded the American people today of the reason why this investigation was necessary. Russia interfered with our democracy in 2016 to sway the presidential race, and they are at it again in 2020. Leader McConnell: we must act to secure our elections now. — PolitiTweet.org

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Closing #4profit @midstatecollege must immediately provide affected students with information about their option for federal closed school discharge https://t.co/LDx45OmjrG — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SenSchumer: And yet @SenateMajLdr McConnell is blocking bipartisan bills to protect our elections. #MuellerHearings https://t.co/ESJ14K… — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s no secret that our elections are under attack and that the Russians are at it again in 2020. Met with @SenDuckworth & IL Board of Elections Chairman Chuck Scholz today to discuss how we can support state efforts to secure our elections. https://t.co/HXDtkBHDMb — PolitiTweet.org

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I have made clear to Acting FDA Commissioner Sharpless—and Commissioner Gottlieb before him—that FDA’s hapless spectatorship must come to an end, whether by law, regulation, court order, or discovering the political will to get off the sidelines. — PolitiTweet.org

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Instead, these devices—and the candy, dessert, and fruit flavors—are causing children to develop a nicotine addiction at far greater rates than they are helping adults quit smoking cigarettes. — PolitiTweet.org

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Despite all the marketing claims and all the paid testimonials, there is no credible medical evidence of JUUL’s most fundamental claim. None. — PolitiTweet.org

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For one, there are no clinical trials proving that JUUL helps adults quit smoking cigarettes. None. — PolitiTweet.org

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JUUL and other e-cigarette companies like to claim that their products are only meant for adult smokers looking to quit cigarettes, but a look at the facts quickly dispels that notion. — PolitiTweet.org

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Thanks to @CongressmanRaja for inviting me to testify at today's hearing about youth vaping. Most parents care when their teenager is lost in a cloud of vape smoke. Does Congress? Does this Administration? We have to act to curb this e-cigarette epidemic. — PolitiTweet.org