| 07/28/2010 |
Durbin cocaine sentencing fix heads to president's desk
Today, Congress moved to restore fairness to cocaine sentencing when the House passed legislation engineered by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., that ends the 100-to-1 disparity. |
| 07/24/2010 |
Durbin upbeat on high-speed rail in Illinois
Sen. Dick Durbin said Friday that giving the Union Pacific Railroad $98.3 million in federal money for track improvements without an agreement in place to allow high-speed passenger rail is still a good idea. |
| 03/08/2010 |
Dick Durbin Expresses Need For Health Care Reform In Chicago: Tells Insurance Companies The 'Party's Over'
Sen. Dick Durbin brought the health care fight to Chicago this weekend, where he held a press conference telling insurance companies in Illinois and throughout the country that the "party's over" in the wake of recent reports showing that insurance companies are willing to walk away from consumers to raise premiums. |
| 03/02/2010 |
Senate Leader Blasts Tech Industry, Plans Net Freedom Law
A top Senate Democrat on Tuesday criticized the technology industry for its unwillingness to stand up to foreign governments that restrict access to online content, pledging to introduce legislation that would impose penalties on Internet companies that facilitate human rights violations in repressive regimes. |
| 02/28/2010 |
Durbin: Health care could pass in 'matter of weeks'
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Saturday that if Republicans won't join Democratic efforts to pass health care legislation, that his party is prepared to go it alone. |
| 10/22/2009 |
Food safety regulation: Sen. Dick Durbin-proposed legislation to empower FDA has many backers
"Hardly a week goes by that there isn't a report of an outbreak of food-borne illness or death in America," Durbin said. "The current system really just reacts to food illness. We have to have a system that is protective of consumers" by preventing outbreaks or nipping them in the bud. |
| 10/15/2009 |
Durbin and Holder meet on youth violence
“While federal funding and legislation is not enough to repair the damage done to so many Chicago families, it will provide the resources needed to put an end to the violence and help communities rebuild,” he said. “I am committed to doing everything I can to see that Illinois has all available resources to help local communities provide a safe environment for our children.” |
| 10/05/2009 |
Durbin Proposes Grant Program for College Textbooks
"I've been in a battle for years now with the textbook publishers who've been ripping off kids and their families, I think, with outrageous charges for textbooks," Durbin says. "Now, we've got to find ways to deliver the information that young people need to learn in the most cost-effective way. I think this is it." |
 |
