Vox Verax (Free subscription) | yesterday
... interests oppose what the majority of Americans favor. Describing the financial crisis, Senator Durbin of Illinois stated, “Congress is completely owned by the banks.” We don’t know how much money was spent by the Federal Reserve to bail out the banks, how that money was used, and whether we citizens will ever be repaid. Bankers were hired by both Republican and...
Angry Bear (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
... introduction of instruction and then a meeting listening to a panel of speakiers including Senator Durbin of Illinois who has been leading the effort to pass the Consumer Finance Protection Agency in the Senate. Having been rejected twice, he promised to continue his efforts in getting the CFPA passed. Including Senator Durbin, many of the same Senators backing the CFPA also...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
The Senate's second-ranking Democrat, Majority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois, introduced a bill Thursday that would eliminate the sentencing disparity between crack and powdered cocaine.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
... to make an all-out push for a broader health care overhaul. The Senate Democratic whip, Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, said “it’s frustrating” to see Republicans lined up against the Medicare bill. He also offered a blunt description of power politics as practiced in the Senate. “Republicans believe they can derail health care reform by defeating the doctor fix,” he said. “That’s...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
... the need for comprehensive reform of our food safety structures," Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said. Both Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the Food and Drug Administration vowed to build a better food-safety system and take steps to ensure that schools be notified in the future. But determined that nothing be left to chance, Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
... Grand Old Party's coffers are empty when it comes to health care reform," Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois, the Democrats' second-ranking Senate leader, said Thursday. A new CBS-New York Times poll found that only 14 percent of Americans think Republicans have clearly explained their plans to change the health care system, while 76 percent do not. Obama's numbers were better,...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
... operating in the United States, harming rather than helping the U.S. economy. Sens. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat, and Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican, have ... Email
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
By News staff Sen. Jack Reed introduced legislation today intended to help homeowners struggling with their mortgages avoid foreclosure. The Preserving Homes and Communities Act of 2009 was co-sponsored by Reed's fellow Rhode Island Democrat, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse , and Democratic Senators Dick Durbin of Illinois and Jeff Merkley of Oregon . According to a statement from Reed's office,...
ABC News (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
... Grand Old Party's coffers are empty when it comes to health care reform," Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois, the Democrats' second-ranking Senate leader, said Thursday.A new CBS-New York Times poll found that only 14 percent of Americans think Republicans have clearly explained their plans to change the health care system, while 76 percent do not. Obama's numbers were better, though...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
... Grand Old Party's coffers are empty when it comes to health care reform," Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois, the Democrats' second-ranking Senate leader, said Thursday.A new CBS-New York Times poll found that only 14 percent of Americans think Republicans have clearly explained their plans to change the health care system, while 76 percent do not. Obama's numbers were better, though...
Politico (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
Two men would almost certainly battle to succeed Harry Reid -- Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Chuck Schumer of New York. (AP photo) Photo: AP Digg/Buzz It Up POLITICO 44The Politico 44 / Click Story Widget Requires .It’s a question few in the Senate will ask aloud but one that’s creeping into the chamber’s collective consciousness: What happens to if Senate Majority Leader really does...
