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Dick Durbin
Dick Durbin
American Politician
Born: Nov 21, 1944
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It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled veterans more than speeches, parades and monuments. Dick Durbin
Veterans Pay Our Monuments Rank Parades Unacceptable More Disability Disabled Bottom Than Owe List Illinois Speeches
America wins when the voiceless have a seat at the table, when the vulnerable are protected, and when working families have the same political clout as the wealthy. Dick Durbin
Political Wealthy Table Voiceless Wins Protected Vulnerable Families America Same Clout Working Working Families Seat
It simply isn't fair for senators to cut to the front of the line when seniors around the country have been forced to wait for hours to get a flu shot. Dick Durbin
Wait Flu Country Seniors Simply Fair Hours Forced Around Line Been Get Senators Front Cut Shot
We believe that there are aspects of border security that Democrats and Republicans can agree on. Dick Durbin
Believe Security Border Border Security Democrats Democrats And Republicans Republicans Aspects Agree
With every new corporate inversion, the tax burden increases on the rest of us to pay what these corporations don't. Dick Durbin
Burden Rest Pay Every Increases Corporate Corporations Inversion New Tax Tax Burden Us
We've had enough with loopholes in our gun laws that allow dangerous people to get their hands on guns. Dick Durbin
People Dangerous Gun Enough Our Gun Laws Guns Laws Allow Had Had Enough Loopholes Get Hands Hands-On
We happen to believe that emissions going into the atmosphere are not good for us as humans or Mother Earth. Dick Durbin
Good Mother Believe Earth Atmosphere Emissions Mother Earth Going Happen Us Humans
The swipe fee reform law that Congress enacted in 2010 was a huge step forward in bringing transparency, competition, and choice to a debit card system that had been rigged by Visa, MasterCard, and the banks. Dick Durbin
Competition Law Congress Visa System Had Step Step Forward Fee Been Huge Reform Banks Choice Transparency Forward Swipe Card Rigged Bringing
You know, the purpose of reconciliation is to avoid the filibuster. The filibuster is an effort to talk something to death. Dick Durbin
Death You Reconciliation Something Purpose Know Talk Effort Avoid Filibuster
Before I was elected to Congress, I worked in a courtroom. For years, I defended doctors and hospitals, and for years, I sued them on behalf of people who were victims of medical malpractice. Dick Durbin
People Doctors Before Congress Hospitals Courtroom Were Years Malpractice Behalf Victims Them Elected Worked Who Sued Medical Defended
We must institute reasonable, common-sense limits, such as barring those with a history of mental instability, those with a history of violent crime or adjudged dangerous and subject to restraining orders, and those whose names have been placed on a terrorist watch list from owning weapons. Dick Durbin
History Dangerous Crime Those Must Weapons Restraining Mental Instability Institute Names Terrorist Limits Been Subject List Owning Orders Placed Reasonable Whose Watch Violent
Millions of Americans take vitamins safely every day, including me. Vitamins and mineral supplements taken in recommended doses are safe. It's the designer supplements that are worrisome. Dick Durbin
Day Me Every Day Every Worrisome Mineral Recommended Vitamins Take Supplements Taken Safe Safely American Doses Including Designer Millions
Unfortunately the Republican tax cut will deny important revenues to many states facing their own deficits. This will create greater pressure for higher state and local taxes. Dick Durbin
Will Pressure Important Own State Local Deficits States Facing Higher Greater Revenues Deny Tax Tax Cut Unfortunately Republican Taxes Cut Create Many
If we do nothing, as the Republicans suggest, we're going to see health care costs reach a point where small businesses can't afford it and families can't afford it. We're going to see people turned down from pre-existing conditions. We're going to find the Medicare doughnut hole - a gap in coverage that's going to hurt a lot of seniors. Dick Durbin
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We will have health care reform in America. Dick Durbin
Health Care Will Health Care Health Care Reform Reform America
These are men and women who are willing to risk their lives in defense of their country. And the fact that their orientation - sexual orientation's been held against them is a blot on our nation's reputation. Dick Durbin
Women Men Men And Women Country Nation Reputation Defense Our Willing Sexual Risk Fact Been Blot Against Them Held Who Orientation Lives
God is not a franchise of the Republican Party. Dick Durbin
God Party Franchise Republican Republican Party
Let me tell you the first president to recognize the state of Israel was Harry Truman, a Democrat and every president since, Democrat and Republican, has stood closely with Israel. Dick Durbin
Me You First Every President State Harry Recognize Tell Since Democrat Israel Truman Closely Stood Republican
'Stand your ground' laws based on the ALEC model have had harmful consequences and need to be reconsidered. Dick Durbin
Consequences Harmful Laws Had Model Stand Your Ground Based Need Alec
American businesses and consumers deserve a debit card system with competition, transparency, and reasonable fees. Dick Durbin
Competition System Consumers Fees American American Businesses Transparency Reasonable Businesses Deserve Card
When I hear my friend John Boehner say that we have the best health care in the world, I don't dispute it for a moment. If I were sick, this is the country I want to be in, with these doctors, these hospitals, and these medical professionals. Dick Durbin
Best Health World Care Country Doctors Sick Say John My Friend Hospitals Health Care Were Hear Friend Want Moment Professionals Medical Dispute
When President Donald Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the Supreme Court, I said that he deserved a fair hearing and a vote. I said this even though Senate Republicans filibustered dozens of President Obama's judicial nominees and then stopped President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland. Dick Durbin
Vote Judge President Though Neil Obama He Fair Nominated Supreme Nominee Supreme Court Court Said Judicial Hearing Trump Senate Donald Donald Trump Stopped Republicans Then Even Garland Deserved Serve Dozens
Credit card companies and banks usually aren't shy when they're trying to sell you something. Heck, Wells Fargo didn't even bother to ask consumers before signing them up for as many as two million checking and credit card accounts. Dick Durbin
You Before Signing Something Bother Consumers Checking Sell Up Accounts Trying Banks Heck Them Ask Fargo Companies Many Even Credit Card Credit Card Million Shy Two
The fact is I tried for years to work with the financial industry on reasonable swipe fee reform, but the industry wouldn't have it. Dick Durbin
Work Financial Tried Fact Fee Industry Years Reform Reasonable Swipe
I stood respectfully as Ronald Reagan was sworn in to his second term though I disagreed with him on many issues. I stood as well for the inauguration of George W. Bush's second term though I thought his war in Iraq was a tragic mistake. Dick Durbin
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Since 2000, I have proposed changing the Constitution so that our popular vote decides the presidency. Dick Durbin
Constitution Vote Presidency Changing Our Proposed Since Decide Popular
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