Senator Dick Durbin

Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin

RT @SenDuckworth: I’m proud that I can be a role model, but we're much more than "boxes" to be checked. Yes, I represent diversity, moms,… — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. McConnell spent 5 straight days on the Senate floor jamming through the Barrett nomination. Five days for a partisan power grab. But no time for meaningful, bipartisan #COVID19 relief. His priorities are crystal clear. — PolitiTweet.org

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Justice Kavanaugh & his conservative allies last night disenfranchised Wisconsin voters whose ballots are mailed before Election Day but arrive after. Voter suppression is alive and well in the GOP. It’s clear that we must enact my Constitutional guarantee of a right to vote. — PolitiTweet.org

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This is a dark day for the Senate. Republicans have defied rules & traditions in their rush to confirm Judge Barrett in the middle of a once-in-a-century pandemic & an election. I believe my Republican colleagues will regret the consequences of taking us down this path. — PolitiTweet.org

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I will be voting against Judge Barrett’s nomination tonight. More than 225,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 & more than 60 million ballots have already been cast in the election that is just eight days away. This is not the time to be pursuing partisan power grabs. — PolitiTweet.org

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Adding Judge Barrett to form a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court is a direct threat to Americans’ access to affordable health care, voting rights, reproductive rights, marriage equality, & more. I will vote no on her nomination because I know #WhatsAtStake. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @peoplefor: Health care. Voting rights. The right to privacy and choice. Civil rights. Environmental protections. Workers' rights. @Sen… — PolitiTweet.org

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In Citizens United, conservatives struck down a campaign finance law to unleash a flood of dark money. In Shelby County, conservatives gutted the Voting Rights Act, unleashing a wave of voter suppression. Now another originalist-textualist has been nominated to undo the ACA. — PolitiTweet.org

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FACT CHECK: Republicans claim Judge Barrett will be a neutral umpire & Democrats want courts to be “super-legislatures” with unelected judges making laws. In fact, right-wing judicial activists have repeatedly used originalism & textualism to overturn duly-enacted laws. — PolitiTweet.org

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225,000+ Americans are dead & Trump Admin has surrendered to COVID-19. The GOP-held Senate refuses to work with Democrats on relief. All of their focus is on the Supreme Court. They've decided this power grab is more important than helping American people during a pandemic. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @peoplefor: 🚨 STARTING NOW! 🚨 Join our digital rally to show Senate Republicans that we won't let them install Donald Trump's anti-heal… — PolitiTweet.org

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For the sake of public health, Vice President Pence should stay home today. The White House has already hosted one super-spreader event in the past month—we shouldn’t risk him creating another in the Senate. — PolitiTweet.org

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Congratulations to Chicago native and former Belleville Bishop Wilton Gregory on his being chosen as a new Cardinal in the Catholic Church. The Pope made an excellent choice. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just because Republicans hold up a scrap of paper & call it a relief bill, doesn’t make it one. Not a cent for hospitals, stimulus checks, rental assistance. In their rush to confirm Judge Barrett & eliminate health care, Rs have abandoned needs of Americans during this pandemic. — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate Republicans have made it clear: their priority is not to pass a bipartisan pandemic relief bill, but to confirm their Supreme Court nominee instead. Meanwhile 225,000+ Americans have died from COVID-19 and the pandemic rages on. The Republicans’ priorities are all wrong. https://t.co/4CfYApdop6 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SenSchumer: Watch Live: I’m holding a digital rally with @ElizabethBanks on #WhatsAtStake, on fighting for Americans’ health care, and… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SenateDems: 225,000 American lives lost. “Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says we have no time to discuss COVID-19, no, but we have… — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate Republicans are breaking rules to advance Judge Barrett’s nomination as fast as possible. Senate Democrats are doing everything we can to protect Americans’ health care. Health care, and many other critical issues, are at risk in a 6-3 Supreme Court. #WhatsAtStake — PolitiTweet.org

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Will be joining @FWhitfield on @CNN soon to talk about the Supreme Court vacancy and #COVID19. Make sure you tune in. — PolitiTweet.org

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Susan is a 5th generation farmer from New Berlin, IL. She’s also a two time cancer fighter who—like millions of other Americans—relies on the ACA’s protections for pre-existing conditions. Republicans want the Supreme Court to strike down the ACA. That is #WhatsAtStake. https://t.co/0X77Fbepgg — PolitiTweet.org

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If Judge Barrett is confirmed, more than 100 million Americans with pre-existing conditions could lose health care protections. Women could lose the right to choose. And millions of Americans could lose the right to marry who they love.   That is what's at stake. — PolitiTweet.org

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How long can Senator McConnell ignore the fact that COVID-19 cases are spiking across the US? The Senate should be working around the clock on a comprehensive bipartisan relief bill. Instead, Rs are focused on rushing through a Supreme Court nominee. It’s shameful in every sense. https://t.co/reiPhb56kz — PolitiTweet.org

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The Republican plan to eliminate the Affordable Care Act will end protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. If Judge Barrett is confirmed & the ACA is ended, millions will lose access to lifesaving care—like Susan from New Berlin, IL. I’m in this fight for Susan. https://t.co/bzye4O7n5h — PolitiTweet.org

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COVID-19 cases in IL are surging to record levels. Please think about your neighbors, your loved ones, and our health care heroes. Basic, selfless steps like wearing a mask and distancing can save lives. — PolitiTweet.org

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Glad to see my bipartisan Due Process Protections Act with @SenDanSullivan signed into law this week. This bill will protect the right of federal criminal defendants to all evidence that could exonerate them and hold accountable prosecutors who fail to disclose this evidence. — PolitiTweet.org

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Heard directly from NIH’s Dr. Fauci and Dr. Collins this afternoon for a briefing on the latest COVID-19 research & drug/vax development. As cases spike across Illinois & the country, please continue to social distance & wear a mask. — PolitiTweet.org

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Meet Alex from Chicago. When Alex was 29 he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He was uninsured at the time, but thanks to the ACA, he was able to get enrolled & access the care he needed. We can't let Republicans take that lifesaving option away. I’m fighting for Alex. https://t.co/jv7Vrz3Bhn — PolitiTweet.org

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Justice and common sense require everyone to condemn this outrageous outcome. President Trump & the people of America just got rolled by real billionaires. — PolitiTweet.org

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Purdue Pharma flooded America with painkillers and lies, profiting off the addiction epidemic they created. Too many lives have been lost for the Trump DOJ to let the billionaire Sackler family off the hook with a disgraceful civil settlement of $500 for each life lost. — PolitiTweet.org

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But the Senate Republican Leader refused. They will stop at nothing to jam this #SCOTUS nom through before Election Day in order to eliminate the Affordable Care Act. #WhatsAtStake — PolitiTweet.org