Senator Dick Durbin

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Also chatted about importance of @NIH funding, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and CHGME — PolitiTweet.org

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Sat down w Pat Magoon, Pres of @LurieChildrens Hospital, to talk about how #ACA is helping IL children https://t.co/LHVjfY39Q0 — PolitiTweet.org

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MORNING READ: Charter school CEOs: "Mr. Trump, Don't boost our budgets while cutting education" https://t.co/lFAhAmXemJ #whatimreading — PolitiTweet.org

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Met w CDA Comm @GingerSEvans to talk Pres proposed budget cuts & harmful impact they would have on airport security https://t.co/cNeR0Q0K26 — PolitiTweet.org

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April 22 may be Earth Day, but Trump Admin has made today #FlatEarthDay — PolitiTweet.org

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Rs have demonstrated time & again unwillingness to accept science of climate change & contempt for laws protecting our air & drinking water — PolitiTweet.org

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Halting catastrophic effects of climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time, & now Pres is taking us dangerously backwards — PolitiTweet.org

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With today's exec order, Pres Trump is turning his back on decades of bipartisan environmental progress https://t.co/gN9uOUcYlc — PolitiTweet.org

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I will vote no when Gorsuch comes before the Judiciary Cmte. I will vote no on cloture. I will oppose his nomination on the Senate floor. — PolitiTweet.org

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With the legal and constitutional issues haunting this White House, the Senate cannot rubber stamp a lifetime appointment for this President — PolitiTweet.org

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60 votes is a threshold that #SCOTUS nominees have met for the past ¼ century. If Gorsuch falls short, then Trump should pick a new nominee. — PolitiTweet.org

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Majority Leader McConnell has made clear time and time again that 60 votes is the standard for matters of controversy in the Senate. — PolitiTweet.org

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No one should be surprised that Judge Gorsuch will need to meet the threshold of 60 Senate votes in order to be confirmed. — PolitiTweet.org

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I came away from his hearing firmly convinced that I must oppose the nomination of Judge Gorsuch. — PolitiTweet.org

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Judge Gorsuch was given a full and fair hearing. He was given every opportunity to explain his judicial record and his views. — PolitiTweet.org

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He needed to show that he'd be an independent check on President Trump and rule against the right-wing groups that picked him if required — PolitiTweet.org

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Judge Gorsuch needed to be straight with the American people about his record and his views—avoiding critical questions was unacceptable — PolitiTweet.org

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Judge Gorsuch needed to demonstrate that he would uphold and defend the Constitution for ALL of us, not just the privileged few — PolitiTweet.org

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MORNING READ: Good luck Springfield High @schooldist186 grad headed to @ABCSharkTank to pitch his biz @TheGuardLlama https://t.co/8qEzEe8Wpo — PolitiTweet.org

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Nope. https://t.co/eQ4D378icI — PolitiTweet.org

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Vast majority of immigrants are law-abiding& have deep roots here. It's unfair to hold an entire community responsible for the acts of a few — PolitiTweet.org

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Depriving cities of DOJ funding&making it harder for immigrants to cooperate w police will only make us less safe https://t.co/RqiyzW43g1 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheIACP: New on the Blog: Statement by @TheIACP on U.S. Immigration Enforcement Policy and Sanctions https://t.co/TRSAnMOECf — PolitiTweet.org

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We already know how to boost American innovation: by investing in cutting edge research like American Innovation Act https://t.co/t6BEnF8Nr5 — PolitiTweet.org

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MORNING READ: @nytimes on the importance of fed research investment & the danger of Trump’s cuts to @NIH https://t.co/8uQRNwlJLS — PolitiTweet.org

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Tonight I'm holding a town hall in Bloomington at @IL_Wesleyan. Watch live here: https://t.co/OKkGw0DWPE — PolitiTweet.org

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The GOP must put repeal behind them now and work with Democrats to improve--not destroy--America's health care system. — PolitiTweet.org

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Today, the Republicans' frantic attempt to ram through a half-baked bill repealing health care for millions of Americans fell flat. — PolitiTweet.org

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New Quinnipiac Poll: 66% of Americans want an independent commission to investigate President Trump’s #Russianconnection. — PolitiTweet.org

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Republicans need to listen to their constituents and #killthebill — PolitiTweet.org