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Dick Durbin
American
Politician
Born:
Nov 21
,
1944
About
Been
Believe
Every
People
You
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Magazine clips with more than 10 rounds should be prohibited from civilian use.
Dick Durbin
Prohibited
Magazine
Civilian
More
Than
Should
Use
Rounds
Having billions of dollars immediately available to plug budget holes without raising taxes is very appealing. And to the delight of Wall Street investors, state and local governments often fail to ask the important questions or consider the long-term impact.
Dick Durbin
Important
State
Consider
Local
Local Governments
Immediately
Plug
Impact
Having
Delight
Investors
Fail
Long-Term
Budget
Without
Important Questions
Dollars
Governments
Questions
Very
Wall
Wall Street
Often
Holes
Available
Taxes
Ask
Billions
Appealing
Billions Of Dollars
Street
Raising
Raising Taxes
Taxpayers across the U.S. have invested hundreds of billions of dollars building our nation's infrastructure, and that investment should be protected.
Dick Durbin
Building
Nation
Our
Hundreds
Invested
Investment
Protected
Dollars
Infrastructure
Taxpayers
Should
Across
Billions
Billions Of Dollars
Social Security is the most important social program in America.
Dick Durbin
Important
Security
Most
America
The Most Important
Social
Social Security
Program
If the Department of Education is serious about fighting for students and protecting taxpayers, a full ban of mandatory arbitration clauses is a no-brainer.
Dick Durbin
Education
Mandatory
Fighting
Arbitration
About
Clause
No-Brainer
Students
Protecting
Ban
Department
Taxpayers
Full
Serious
We don't give up on our values, but we better be sensitive, too, that there are people with more moderate views and people who may disagree with some parts of the Democratic platform as they are presented.
Dick Durbin
People
Better
Disagree
Values
Too
Our
Some
Give
More
Democratic
Parts
Up
Moderate
May
Sensitive
Views
Who
Platform
Presented
I've been out to Walter Reed on unannounced visits. I've seen these soldiers. I've met their families.
Dick Durbin
Seen
Met
Soldiers
Out
Visits
Reed
Been
Families
Our soldiers deserve better. They need a plan for success. They need an administration that is honest about the costs of war, human and otherwise, and they need full accountability and oversight on Capitol Hill.
Dick Durbin
Success
War
Better
Accountability
Otherwise
Our
Soldiers
Administration
About
Costs
Hill
Oversight
Human
Plan
Capitol
Capitol Hill
Full
Deserve
Need
Honest
When you're talking about long-term deficit reduction, $4 trillion worth, entitlement reform needs to be part of it.
Dick Durbin
Needs
You
Worth
Entitlement
Deficit
Deficit Reduction
Trillion
About
Part
Long-Term
Talking
Reduction
Reform
Any reports of animal cruelty should be thoroughly investigated and those operators held accountable.
Dick Durbin
Animal
Cruelty
Thoroughly
Those
Accountable
Reports
Any
Held
Should
I've known Al Franken for over 20 years. He is my friend. He was on the floor of the Senate announcing his resignation. I sat just a few feet away from him. He said it was the worst day in his political life. It was a somber feeling. It was a reality.
Dick Durbin
Life
Day
Reality
Political
Feeling
Few
Worst
Somber
My Friend
He
Over
Feet
Announcing
Him
Known
Said
His
Years
Friend
Political Life
Senate
Just
Sat
Al
Away
Floor
Resignation
DACA, to me personally, and the DREAM Act are very personal and mean an awful lot.
Dick Durbin
Me
Dream
Lot
Very
Personal
Mean
Personally
Act
Awful
Awful Lot
More people working and paying taxes reduces government expenditures and helps us move a little closer to balance.
Dick Durbin
Government
Balance
People
More
More People
Closer
Move
Expenditures
Little
Taxes
Us
Working
Paying
Helps
If we're going to have tax cuts, let's focus on those in lower and middle income groups. Make sure that they get the breaks they need to continue to try to provide for their families.
Dick Durbin
Try
Focus
Those
Make
Sure
Continue
Provide
Families
Get
Going
Middle
Tax
Tax Cuts
Breaks
Cuts
Lower
Groups
Income
Need
You would think that, at this point, with records being kept and the vast amount of knowledge on these drugs, the pharmacists could wave off prescriptions that are dangerous to customers.
Dick Durbin
Knowledge
You
Dangerous
Think
Wave
Would
Records
Vast
Point
Could
Off
Being
Customers
Amount
Kept
When Senator McCain reaches across the aisle to find Democrats to support efforts to make America stronger, he finds plenty of us standing, willing to help him and many other Republican leaders.
Dick Durbin
Stronger
Other
Plenty
Aisle
Willing
Find
Finds
He
Leaders
Support
Make
Him
Democrats
America
Efforts
Senator
McCain
Republican
Us
Across
Help
Standing
Many
Until we make campaigns affordable, then we're going to have too many members of Congress out rattling the cup with special interest groups.
Dick Durbin
Congress
Too
Members
Out
Rattling
Until
Make
Cup
Campaigns
Affordable
Going
Interest
Then
Special
Special Interest
Special Interest Groups
Many
Groups
We have to talk about the way we finance campaigns.
Dick Durbin
Finance
Way
About
Talk
Campaigns
I enjoy my job, and I will help my state all I can.
Dick Durbin
Will
Job
Enjoy
State
Help
This city of East St. Louis needs a tomorrow.
Dick Durbin
Needs
Tomorrow
East
City
Louis
St. Louis
You'll never get progress in Washington until you have a majority, bipartisan majority, that really wants to solve problems.
Dick Durbin
You
Progress
Problems
Solve
Never
Until
Majority
Get
Wants
Really
Washington
Bipartisan
Like so many large companies in the U.S., Monsanto has prospered in large part due to U.S. taxpayer-funded programs and services.
Dick Durbin
Programs
Monsanto
Part
Like
Due
Companies
Large
Many
Large Part
Services
Where would Monsanto be without the U.S. farm program and world-class research labs?
Dick Durbin
Farm
Research
World-Class
Monsanto
Would
Without
Labs
Where
Program
Personally, I would counsel any woman who asked, in my family, to do her best to carry the child full term, and I'd try to help. But I do believe the government should not prohibit a woman from making that decision.
Dick Durbin
Government
Best
Family
Woman
Try
Decision
Believe
Prohibit
Carry
Would
Counsel
Term
Making
Child
Any
Personally
Asked
Should
Full
Help
Who
Her
Town meetings are not bean bag. I've had hundreds of them, and sometimes folks get upset. And that's part of America, part of our process.
Dick Durbin
Sometimes
Meetings
Our
Hundreds
Folks
Bean
Had
Part
Bag
Town
America
Get
Upset
Process
Them
I've been impressed with Rick Guzman and his commitment to the residents of Aurora since I first met him many years ago.
Dick Durbin
Commitment
First
Met
Since
Him
Been
His
Years
Years Ago
Impressed
Rick
Many
Residents
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