Senator Dick Durbin

Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin

The evidence that has come to light in the last several days -- and over the course of the last two and a half years -- raises serious constitutional questions about President Donald Trump. Read my op-ed for @CNN discussing those questions here: https://t.co/VpnmU9thpl — PolitiTweet.org

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It was great to visit Chicago’s 25th Ward with Alderman Sigcho-Lopez last week and see the great work being done by organizations like @ElHogarDelNino to provide quality childhood education and services for families in Chicago’s communities. https://t.co/6WqPB5qzVo — PolitiTweet.org

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.@CubsJoeMadd, we’re going to miss you. Thanks for the great memories and a World Series Championship. — PolitiTweet.org

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Shana Tova to all those observing Rosh Hashanah in Illinois, across the United States, and around the world. https://t.co/3MCvjyG3KS — PolitiTweet.org

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Leader McConnell refused to act in 2016, but now he must stop blocking desperately-needed election security legislation in the Senate. — PolitiTweet.org

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Pres. Trump’s open solicitation to Ukraine & reported discussion with the Russians dismissing their attacks on the 2016 U.S. election are stunning abdications of his oath of office. — PolitiTweet.org

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Leader McConnell’s refusal to act in 2016, and President Trump’s open solicitation & reported telling the Russians their attacks on the U.S. didn’t matter are stunning abdications of their oaths of office. https://t.co/VvA57ZB4vg — PolitiTweet.org

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This funding will support programs in prisons across the country that will reduce recidivism & crime, & make our system of justice fairer. @ChuckGrassley & I look forward to moving this funding through the Senate & will continue working to further improve criminal justice system. — PolitiTweet.org

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This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously voted to support funding for the #FirstStepAct, criminal justice reform legislation that I led w/ @ChuckGrassley and was signed into law last year. This unanimous vote reflects the bipartisan nature of our #cjreform bill. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SenateDems: "President Trump is using a national emergency declaration to take away billions of dollars from our military and their fam… — PolitiTweet.org

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It was an honor to speak at @USNavy Hospital Corpsman Graduation today at @CookCtyHealth and congratulate these young corpsmen on completing an intensive training program in trauma medicine. I am awed by their patriotism and grateful for their service. https://t.co/SvVO6jeto4 — PolitiTweet.org

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The Administration’s actions are a betrayal of the longstanding bipartisan tradition of generosity towards refugees. This will accomplish nothing except to further punish innocent victims of persecution who pose no threat to our security & have turned to America for safety. — PolitiTweet.org

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Ever since our nation’s tragic failure to help Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, we’ve set the example by providing safe haven to the world’s most vulnerable people. — PolitiTweet.org

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On the same day, the Trump Admin also issued a new executive order, flying in the face of court decisions, that claims to give local governments the power to turn away refugees. — PolitiTweet.org

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In the midst of the worst refugee crisis in our history, the Trump Administration has decided to drop America’s moral standing to a new low by drastically reducing the U.S. refugee admissions goal to only 18,000 for the next year. — PolitiTweet.org

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This is entirely inconsistent with the Constitution’s guarantees of due process and the right to a jury trial. Our bipartisan bill would end this unjust practice by prohibiting increased sentences based on conduct for which a defendant has been acquitted by a jury. #JuriesDecide — PolitiTweet.org

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Under our Constitution, defendants can only be convicted of a crime if a jury of their peers finds they're guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. However, federal law inexplicably allows judges to override a jury verdict of ‘not guilty’ by sentencing defendants for acquitted conduct. — PolitiTweet.org

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Last year, the #FirstStepAct, my landmark criminal justice reform bill with @ChuckGrassley became law. Yesterday, we introduced the Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019 with @SenatorLeahy, @SenThomTillis, @SenBooker, & @SenMikeLee to make sure #JuriesDecide. — PolitiTweet.org

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It was great to join Interfaith Committee for Detained Immigrants last night at their 2019 Solidarity Gala. The work they do for immigrants and migrant children is critical and I am proud to stand beside them. https://t.co/ipsVj0zPE6 — PolitiTweet.org

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Congratulations to fellow Illinoisan Ryan McCarthy for his confirmation as @SecArmy. He has been a great leader as Under Secretary, & I look forward to continuing to work closely with him to support our soldiers and their families at Rock Island Arsenal & across the world. — PolitiTweet.org

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This rule is a giveaway to #4profit colleges at the expense of the students they defrauded. Now members of both chambers will have a chance to be on record – do they support these students, or the predatory #4profit college industry that defrauded them? I know where I stand. — PolitiTweet.org

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So, what is a CRA resolution of disapproval & how does it work? CRA resolutions of disapproval allow Congress to overturn regulatory actions taken by federal agencies – like @usedgov – with a simple majority vote in both the Senate & House and signature by the President. — PolitiTweet.org

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Today I led a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval with @RepSusieLee on @BetsyDeVosED’s rewritten borrower defense rule that gutted relief & protections for student borrowers defrauded by predatory colleges & universities. https://t.co/hsynNl3vk1 — PolitiTweet.org

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AFTERNOON READ: To help downstate Illinoisans facing challenges accessing quality & affordable health care, I’m working on bipartisan legislation to bring more doctors, dentists, and mental health providers to rural Illinois. https://t.co/MkQviWdIo9 — PolitiTweet.org

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AFTERNOON READ: To help downstate Illinoisans facing challenges accessing quality & affordable health care, I’m working on bipartisan legislation to bring more doctors, dentists, and mental health providers to rural Illinois: https://t.co/MkQviWdIo9 — PolitiTweet.org

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The Continuing Resolution that the Senate passed today is vital to avoiding another devastating government shutdown. Now Senators on both sides of the aisle must put the appropriations process back on track. We owe it to the American taxpayers to avoid another senseless shutdown. — PolitiTweet.org

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Another disturbing announcement from @CDCgov on the vaping epidemic: more than 800 confirmed & probable cases of lung illness related to vaping, as well as 12 deaths. @US_FDA must act now. #VapingTargetsKids — PolitiTweet.org

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Good to see the Senate Appropriations Committee pass my amendment with @SenatorLeahy today to prohibit entry to any Philippine Government Officials involved in the politically motivated imprisonment of Filipina Senator Leila de Lima in 2017. We must #FreeLeilaNow. — PolitiTweet.org

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Reliable broadband service is essential for kids doing their homework, people looking for a job, & improving access to health care in rural areas. Cost shouldn’t be a barrier to broadband. Proud to work w/ @RepSeanMaloney to increase enrollment for the FCC’s Lifeline program. — PolitiTweet.org

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Thanks to @ArmyChiefStaff General James McConville for sitting down with me today to review funding for modernizing our military and to discuss my concerns about deploying more troops to Saudi Arabia. https://t.co/0NLNhaSmh9 — PolitiTweet.org