WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with Steve Dettelbach, Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), to discuss the implementation of the landmark Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) that was passed by the Senate and signed into law by President Biden, as well as the Biden Administration's new "engaged in   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled "Dream Deferred: The Urgent Need to Protect Immigrant Youth." The hearing emphasized the urgent need forCongress to pass legal protections for noncitizens who were brought to the United States as children. These young people, known as Dreamers,   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today issued the following statement following the Senate passage of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024, which will reauthorize funding for FAA programs through Fiscal Year 2028: "As a frequent flyer who relies on our nation's pilots and air traffic controllers to safely return home to Illinois each weekend, I know that maintaini  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Jeff Jackson (D-NC-14) today sent a bicameral letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona urging him to create an interagency task force to coordinate action against and increase accountability of for-profit colleges. "We write to urge the Department of Education (Department) to stand up an interagency task force on for-profit col  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, support for U.S. Attorney Kevin Ritz's nomination to be U.S. Circuit Court Judge for the Sixth Circuit continues to grow, despite Senate Judiciary Republicans' false claims about him. In stark contrast to their current attacks, Senate Republicans strongly supported Mr. Ritz's appointment as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. Senators Blackburn and Hagerty backed   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called out the airline industry for their unfair and deceptive practices in their frequent flyer and loyalty programs. During his speech, Durbin also highlighted Wall Street banks' and the airlines' false claims about his Credit Card Competition Act, legislation that would enhance  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 11 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced the start of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for middle and high school students in Illinois' 13th Congressional District. Students can compete individually or as a team. Winners will be selected by a panel of judges drawn from the local community. Participants' apps are eligible to be featured on display in the U.S. Ca  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Highland Park, IL -- Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10), member of the House Foreign Affairs and Ways and Means Committees and co-chair of the bipartisan, bicameral Abraham Accords Caucus, released the following statement responding to the recent delay in a U.S. weapons shipment to Israel: "I share the Administration's desire to help bring a sustainable pause to the fighting in Gaza and bring home the more th  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the Protecting Older Americans Act, which would invalidate forced arbitration clauses that prevent age discrimination victims from seeking justice and public accountability in court. An AARP survey found that 78% of older workers have either seen or experienced age discrimination in the workplace, and the Committee held a hearing on the effects of force  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, support for the bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) continues to grow, despite false claims spread by credit card and airline companies, Wall Street banks, and other special interests. A recent study found that CCCA would have a negligible impact--at most--on rewards if enacted and noted that banks' swipe fee profits would pro  more