Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin’s (D. IL) re-election campaign: Big news: the Supreme Court just granted 700,000 young people in America a new lease on life, ruling against the Trump Administration's cruel attempt to end DACA. I first introduced the Dream Act in 2001. For nearly 20 years, I've…
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MT, NC & TX-Sen: Sen. Dick Durbin (D. IL) Helps These Democrats End Moscow Mitch's Majority
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D. IL) in support of Steve Bullock (D. MT), Cal Cunningham (D. NC) & MJ Hegar’s (D. TX) U.S. Senate campaigns: Thank you for continuing to stand with me in the fight to take back the Senate this fall. Today, I want to tell you…
DE, IL, MI, MN, NH & NJ-Sen: Giffords PAC Endorses These Incumbents For Re-Election
Received this e-mail today from Giffords PAC: We are excited to rollout more endorsements this morning of some real Senate champions! Chris Coons, Dick Durbin, Gary Peters, Tina Smith, Jeanne Shaheen and Cory Booker are all fearless allies on the frontlines of the gun safety movement. These senators are gun safety champions who have been…
CO, MT, MN & IL-Sen: Sen. Dick Durbin (D. IL) Doubles Down To End Moscow Mitch's Reign Of Terror
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D. IL) in support of John Hickenlooper (D. CO), Steve Bullock (D. MT) and Tina Smith’s (D. MN) U.S. Senate campaigns: John Hickenlooper (D. CO) Lately, the polls and experts are catching up to what we already know: Democrats can win big this November…
IL-Sen: Dick Durbin (D) Leads The Call To Stop Moscow Mitch’s Protege From Becoming A Federal Judge
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin’s (D. IL) re-election campaign: Sen. Dick Durbin (D. IL) Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is bringing the Senate back in the middle of a pandemic to appoint Justin Walker, an unqualified judicial nominee described as a “McConnell protege.” There are more important things for the…
MI-Sen: Dick Durbin (D. IL) Refuses To Let Trump & Moscow Mitch's GOPer Beat Gary Peters (D)
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D. IL) in support of U.S. Senator Gary Peters’ (D. MI) re-election campaign: My friend Gary Peters is working hard to win his re-election fight this November. But unfortunately, his GOP opponent has now outraised him for the third quarter in a row. And if that weren’t…
IL-Sen: Sen. Dick Durbin (D) Reminds Us That Trump Is Still Trying To Kill The Affordable Care Act
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D. IL): We are in the midst of a global health pandemic. This is no time to play politics with America’s health care. That’s why I am urging President Trump to reverse course and immediately drop any efforts to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care…
IL-Sen: Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D) Helps Dick Durbin (D) Keep Up The Fight Against Cadet Bonespur
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D. IL) in support of her colleague, U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin’s (D. IL) re-election campaign: My friend, mentor and fellow Illinoisan Senator Dick Durbin is running for reelection, and he just won his primary last week. Senator Durbin has always had my back, and I…
AL, MI & MN-Sen: Sen. Dick Durbin (D. IL) Refuses To Trump's GOPers Defeat These Democrats
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D. IL) in support of U.S. Senators Doug Jones (D. AL), Gary Peters (D. MI) and Tina Smith’s (D. MN) re-election campaigns: Recently, we’ve told you about some exciting candidates who are running to turn red Senate seats blue and build a new Democratic majority….
KS, IA & MN-Sen: Sen. Dick Durbin (D. IL) Helps Bring The Blue Wave To The Midwest
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D. IL): Taking back control of the Senate from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the Republicans is one of our top priorities this November — and I am excited that Democrats are building a team of strong, pro-choice, Midwestern women who are ready to…
KS-Sen: Sen. Dick Durbin (D. IL) Refuses To Let King Of Voter Suppression Defeat Barbara Bollier (D)
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D. IL) in support of State Senator Barbara Bollier’s (D. KS) U.S. Senate campaign: Sen. Dick Durbin (D. IL) We just got some great news about the Kansas Senate race. Democrat Barbara Bollier is tied in the polls with her likely GOP opponent, Kris Kobach….
GA-Sen B: Sen. Dick Durbin (D. IL) Helps Raphael Warnock (D) Defeat Kelly “Cover-Up” Loeffler (R)
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D. IL) in support of Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: This is big: Rev. Raphael Warnock just announced that he’s running for U.S. Senate in Georgia. Rev. Warnock is a pastor, community leader, and social justice advocate — and he’s already…
TX, IA & KY-Sen: Sen. Dick Durbin (D. IL) Helps These 3 Amazing Women Flip The Senate Blue
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D. IL) in support of MJ Hegar (D. TX), Theresa Greenfield (D. IA) and Amy McGrath’s (D. KY) U.S. Senate campaigns: Iowa. Kentucky. Texas. Dick Durbin is supporting exceptional Democratic Senate candidates in each of these states — and he’s asking you to join…
I Think Senate Democrats Need To Call Republican Bluff On Impeachment Witnesses.
Chuck “I’m no freakin’ TV referee” Todd stated that Senate Democrats and Republican each have a list of impeachment witnesses that are based upon the old MAD (mutually assured destruction) rule with nuclear weapons. Democrats want Bolton and Mulvaney and who knows else that has dirt on Trump to testify, and Republicans have a wishlist of witnesses…
NC, IA & CO-Sen: Sen. Dick Durbin (D. IL) Helps These Democrats Flip The Senate Blue
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senate Minority Whip, Dick Durbin (D. IL), in support of Cal Cunningham (D. NC), Theresa Greenfield (D. IA) and John Hickenlooper’s (D. CO) U.S. Senate campaigns: We know how important keeping Illinois blue is in the fight to take back the Senate. But if we’re going to reclaim a Democratic…
MA-Sen: Ed Markey (D) Is Starting To Change His Tune On What To Do About The Filibuster
As many of you know, the filibuster has been the top issue for me in the 2020 Democratic Primary. I support Elizabeth Warren because she has called for eliminating the archaic 60 vote rule that has constantly killed progress time and time again. Her, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Julian Castro, and Steve Bullock are my…
IL-Sen: Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D) Endorses House Democrats Impeachment Inquiry
Some bug news today: x NEW: @SenatorDurbin, the number 2 Senate dem, says he now supports an impeachment inquiry in the House, says, “I think now we need to move forward.†— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) September 24, 2019 Here’s some more info: “What I believe we should do is move to an official impeachment…
John Oliver Makes The Case For Getting Rid Of The Filibuster To Pass Progressive Legislation
As you all know, the big issue for me in the 2020 Democratic Primary is which of the nominees support abolishing the filibuster if we are to get progressive legislation passed. I am very happy to see this issue gain momentum and kudos to John Oliver for shedding a light on this: x YouTube Video…
MI, IA & KY-Sen: Sen. Dick Durbin (D. IL) Helps These Democrats Win A Senate Majority
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D. IL): Taking back the White House isn’t our only mission in 2020. We are in the fight of our lives to stop Mitch McConnell’s era of obstruction and reclaim a Democratic majority in the Senate. The only way we’ll do that is if…
Harry Reid-Penned NYT Op-ed: The Filibuster Is Suffocating the Will of the American People
I’ve made it clear in my past diaries that the next Democratic President and Democratic Controlled U.S. Senate must do away with the 60 vote filibuster rule. Today, former U.S. Senate Majority and Minority Leader, Harry Reid (D. NV), continues to make that case in an op-ed he wrote for the New York Times: The Senate…