Majority Press
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WASHINGTON – Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack testified today during the “Immigrant Farmworkers are Essential to Feeding America” Judiciary Committee hearing,...
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07.20.2021
Senate Passes Critical Bipartisan, House-Passed Legislation to Strengthen the Victims of Crime Act
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate passed bipartisan, House-passed legislation to strengthen the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) by fixing how the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) is... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chair of the Senate Judiciary...
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WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Tiffany P. Cunningham to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit by a bipartisan vote of 63-33. U.S....
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07.16.2021
Durbin Statement on Texas Court DACA Ruling
CHICAGO—U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and original author of the Dream Act, released the following statement regarding... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee; Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary...
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07.15.2021
Durbin Urges Colleagues to Support Nomination of Tiffany Cunningham to the Federal Circuit
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today spoke in support of the nomination of Tiffany P. Cunningham, to be... -
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the nominations of Eunice C. Lee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit; Veronica S. Rossman, to...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about defending the right to...
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07.14.2021
Durbin: We Need David Chipman, Nominee to Lead ATF, To Help Enforce Nation's Gun Laws & Reduce Crime
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today voiced his strong support for David Chipman, President... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate...
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07.14.2021
Durbin Questions Latest Circuit & District Court Nominees to Come Before Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON – During today’s Judiciary Committee hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Myrna... -
CHICAGO – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s...
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06.29.2021
Durbin, Grassley, Judiciary Committee Members Press BOP For Answers on Inmate Trust Accounts
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate... -
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement today after the Department of Justice...
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EL PASO, TX – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after visiting the southwest border at...
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06.24.2021
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Durbin, Grassley Bill to Put Cameras in Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 15-7 to advance the bipartisan Cameras in the Courtroom Act, introduced by U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin... -
WASHINGTON – Today, the Senate confirmed Candace Jackson-Akiwumi to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit by a bipartisan vote of 53-40. U.S. Senate...
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06.24.2021
Durbin to Join Vice President Harris, Secretary Mayorkas, Rep. Escobar in Trip to El Paso, Texas
WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, June 25, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will join Vice President Kamala Harris, Department of... -
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the nominations of Margaret Irene Strickland, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico;...
