WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor highlighting the upcoming 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, in which the Supreme Court unanimously declared the racist legal doctrine of "separate but equal" unconstitutional. "Today, we c  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- 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 spoke on the Senate floor highlighting the upcoming 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, in which the Supreme Court unanimously declared the racist legal doctrine of "separate but equal" unconstitutional. "Today, we celebrate this historic anniversary and how far we have come as a   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today delivered remarks after receiving the Cancer Research Ally Award from the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) for his support of, and advocacy for, cancer research. In his remarks, Durbin shared his own family's history with cancer, speaking about how his father passed at age 53 from lung c  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: During National Police Week, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today met with the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), the largest nonpartisan, nonprofit professional association exclusively representing federal law enforcement officers with nearly 800 members in Illinois. During their meeting, Durbin and FLEOA leaders spoke about imp  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with Winnebago county officials to discuss federal funding in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 appropriations bill as well as energy projects important to the region. They also discussed the $847,000 Durbin secured for Winnebago County in the FY24 budget to purchase equipment for its police training center. "Our government is at its best when federal, state,   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, today met with Lt. Gen. John Healy, Chief of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, to discuss military readiness. Durbin also received an update about Scott Air Force Base's 932nd Airlift Wing, which Durbin protected from divestment and for which he secured nearly $60 million for aircraft upgrades in recent fis  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement on H.R. 3950, the Transparency In Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act, which passed the House of Representat  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, yesterday, Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.) introduced H.R. 8371, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. This flagship veterans' package includes a number of bipartisan and bicameral proposals to reform and improve the delivery of healthcare, benefits, and services at the Department of Veter  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Mary Miller (R-IL) led 25 of her colleagues in introducing legislation to nullify the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) "worker walkaround rule," which fundamentally changes the nature of workplace safety inspections and opens the door for third parties to use an OSHA inspection as an opportunity to collect information about the workplace, target worke  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced three pieces of legislation to support law enforcement. The legislation was advanced in conjunction with National Police Week, which Chair Durbin and Ranking Member Graham introduced a resolution to recognize earlier this week. Since Durbin became Chair, the Committee has now reported fourteen bills unanimously during National Police Week, of which fou  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 16, 2024: Today, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced three pieces of legislation to support law enforcement. The legislation was advanced in conjunction with National Police Week, which Chair Durbin and Ranking Member Graham introduced a resolution to recognize earlier this week. Since Durbin became Chair, the Committee has now reported fourteen  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: During National Police Week, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today met with the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA), the largest nonpartisan, nonprofit professional association exclusively representing federal law enforcement officers with nearly 800 members in Illinois. Du  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced a resolution designating the week of May 12 through 18, 2024 as National Police Week. The resolution was cosponsored by 74 of their colleagues. "Law enforcement officers put   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member, and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), Senate Judiciary Committee Chair, introduced a resolution designating the week of May 12 through 18, 2024 as National Police Week. The resolution was cosponsored by 76 of their colleagues. "Law enforcement officers ris  more