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Dick Durbin speaks in support of the DREAM Act. Recorded December 18, 2010. Richard Joseph Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Illinois, a seat he has held since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, Durbin is in his fifth Senate term and has served as the ...
Mar 18, 2022 · Presiding over the hearing will be Illinois Democrat Dick Durbin. Though he has served in the House and the Senate for a total of 39 years, his influence has largely been behind the scenes. Until ...
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Below is an abbreviated outline of Durbin's academic, professional, and political career: 1. 1997-Present: U.S. Senator from Illinois 1.1. 2005-Present: Senate Democratic Whip 2. 1983-1997: U.S. House of RepresentativesIllinois, 20th District 3. 1972-1982: Legal counsel to Illinois State Senate Judiciary Committee 4. 1969-1972: Legal counsel to Ill...
Selection as Senate majority whip
1. 1.1. See also: U.S. Senate leadership elections, 2023 Durbin was re-elected to be Senate majority whip in the 118th Congresswhen Senate Democrats held their leadership elections on December 8, 2022. He was re-elected without opposition.
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Ideology and leadership
1. 1.1. See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Durbin was a "moderate Democratic leader," as of July 22, 2014. This was the same rating Durbin received in June 2013.
Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongresstracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.
Lifetime voting record
1. 1.1. See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives According to the website GovTrack,Dick Durbin missed 55 of 6,002 roll call votes from January 1997 to September 2015. This amounts to 0.9 percent, which is better than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.
Feb 5, 2024 · Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin praises the bipartisan agreement on the national security supplemental and border security, but criticizes the exclusion of Dreamers. He urges his colleagues to pass comprehensive immigration reform to include Dreamers and other essential workers.
Dec 9, 2022 · Durbin, 78, was first elected to the U.S. House in 1982. He was elected to the Senate in 1997 and is now in his fifth term. The East St. Louis native makes his home in Springfield. Durbin's office said only five others from Illinois have served as party leaders in the Senate. Before Durbin, the most recent was Alan Dixon who was Chief Deputy Whip.
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