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Effingham Daily News
February 20, 2018
"This is the last job that I want," Duckworth said of the Senate seat once held by Barack Obama. The former president is one of several men she ticks off as mentors and role models. They include Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., and the late Democratic Sens. Daniel Inouye of HawaiiÃÂ ...
Military Times
February 19, 2018
They include Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., and the late Democratic Sens. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii and Edward Kennedy — all ... Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., right, waits with an aide for the elevator on Capitol Hill, on Feb. 14, 2018, in Washington. Duckworth doesn't blend in, andÃÂ ...
Chicago Sun-Times
February 14, 2018
JB Pritzker received endorsements from Illinois Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin at the Theatre on the Lake in Chicago Friday December 8, ... this year's election, and it's being sung on both sides of the Republican gubernatorial primary, and by Democratic candidates Chris Kennedy, state Sen.
CNN
February 13, 2018
Dick Durbin, the Democratic whip, told reporters Monday evening. "We hadn't faced something quite that organized and specific when we took this up five years ago. This has made it much more difficult." Unlike five years ago, when the Senate debated comprehensive immigration reform on the floor of theÃÂ ...
The Hill
February 6, 2018
The vote is intended to demonstrate that a six-week spending measure expected from the House that would fund military programs for a full year does not have enough votes to pass the Senate, according to a senior Senate aide familiar with internal deliberations. If Democrats block a stand-alone defenseÃÂ ...
The Hill
January 30, 2018
"We are going to funnel some suggestions to them on what the base bill that is brought to the Senate floor might be. We're not trying to write a bill. ... We're trying to come up with certain principles of agreement, or concepts, that could serve as a basis for further debate on the Senate floor," Collins toldÃÂ ...
TPM
January 29, 2018
Senators were further discouraged by the White House abruptly canceling a planned Monday briefing for leaders in the House and Senate. Ben Marten, a top aide for Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (IL), told TPM that the meeting was scheduled last Wednesday and unceremoniously called off FridayÃÂ ...
Washington Examiner
January 25, 2018
White House officials appear to be diminishing the role of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., as they negotiate an immigration reform deal that can gain traction among Republicans in both the House and Senate. Graham, who President Trump described as a “great friend of mine” just three weeks ago, hasÃÂ ...
Politico
January 24, 2018
“We're viewing [immigration and spending] on separate terms because they are on separate paths,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch ... “Everyone's first preference is to get it all done by the 8th,” a Senate Democratic aide said on Wednesday. “We haven'tÃÂ ...
Politico
January 23, 2018
The Senate minority leader, through an aide, informed the White House that he was retracting the offer he made last week to give Trump well north of the $1.6 ... Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat. “He called the White House yesterday and said it's over.” After the publication of this story, a spokesmanÃÂ ...
CNN
October 25, 2017
On the Senate side, a collection of Republicans are in informal talks, including immigration and border security ... Dick Durbin. ... according to a senior GOP aide, which would indicate a deal that relies on Democratic support.
Crain's Chicago Business
October 20, 2017
Dick Durbin of Illinois joined all Senate Democrats—and ... passed the Senate; plans call for holding that vote next week, a House aide said.
KEPR 19
October 18, 2017
Attorney General Jeff Sessions testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee ... Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) represent two .... reform as President Donald Trump and top aides expressed optimism that ... Kellyanne Conway, a top aide to the president, defended Trump's record ...
CNN
October 18, 2017
In the House and Senate, several Republicans who sit on key ... CNN interviewed more than two dozen lawmakers and aides on the ... "This is an incredibly complex investigation that is global in scale, and will take time," the aide said, ... us," added Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, a Democrat who sits on ...
New Republic
October 16, 2017
Brian Benczkowski, a former aide to Jeff Sessions, will soon be in a position to ... On September 28, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved on a party ... Senator Dick Durbin and others argued that he showed “really poor ...
Chicago Tribune
October 13, 2017
Morning Spin: Senate hearing on new U.S. attorney for Chicago could come next week ... Northern District of Illinois could be considered Thursday, a committee aide said. Lausch is ... Dick Durbin and Republican then-Sen.
Voice of America
October 3, 2017
At a Senate hearing, Republican Senator John Kennedy asked Homeland ... of the United States," Senator Dick Durbin said during the hearing. ... An aide to Pelosi later said "there is no change in our understanding" after ...
Politico
October 1, 2017
But a Democratic aide later said the plan, written by White House adviser ... In the Senate, a conservative version of the DREAM Act crafted by GOP ... to GOP leadership and plan to meet with Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin ...
Politico
September 29, 2017
C.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). Kushner, Democratic Hill aides confirmed, had discussed with the two senators ... The media glare turned back on the couple earlier this week, when the chair and vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee ... Under Kelly's leadership, the aide said, Kushner and others have ...
Politico
December 31, 1999
Or calling [Senate Minority Whip Dick] Durbin and saying, 'Talk to ... Bernie Sanders: The two are still friendly, and a former top Reid aide, Ari Rabin-Havt, ... through former top aides who now work in influential Senate offices ...
IVN News
January 12, 2017
Dick Durban (D-Ill.) questioned Sessions about his support to rescind outgoing President Obama's executive order, Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.
Insightcrime.org
October 19, 2016
The FMLN entourage visited the offices of Senators Robert Corker (R-Tennessee), Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Dick Durban (D-Illinois) and Eleanor Holmes Burton (D-District of Columbia).
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