Sunlight is better than secrecy when it comes to making laws. Dick Durbin More Quotes by Dick Durbin More Quotes From Dick Durbin I think this maybe is what this is all about. Dick Durbin politics There are plenty who don’t like this. Dick Durbin politics As of today, we don’t have a bill before us, we start anew. Dick Durbin politics I don’t know the position of the president of the United States now, i couldn’t express it after the experience we had a couple of weeks ago. … He hasn’t issued anything by way of a suggested piece of legislation. We haven’t heard from him. Dick Durbin politics Well here we are. We are just about at the fifth month in the sixth-month period that he gave us. Dick Durbin politics It would be unrealistic to think we could address comprehensive reform in 14 days. Dick Durbin politics He said these hate-filled things, and he said them repeatedly. Dick Durbin politics There is never an excuse for this behavior—ever. Dick Durbin politics In an interview with NBC News, President (Donald) Trump admitted to firing FBI Director James Comey because of his investigation of the Trump campaign's Russian connections, that is dangerously close to obstruction of justice. This morning, the President tweeted a thinly veiled threat to Mr. Comey, which could be construed as threatening a witness in this investigation, which is another violation of federal law. Dick Durbin top-news It's no coincidence that the Sessions memo was quietly signed on the same day the President was making major headlines for firing FBI Director Comey because of his investigation of Trump — this policy is unjust and unwise and can't withstand even minimal public scrutiny. Dick Durbin top-news I've contacted DHS to demand an explanation. Just last month Secretary Kelly promised me that no one with DACA would lose this protection unless they violated the terms of DACA. I intend to hold him to this commitment. Dick Durbin world Merrick Garland -- the only presidential nomination to the Supreme Court, in the history of the United States Senate, to be denied a hearing and a vote. Dick Durbin politics In case after case, he favored corporations, lawyers and the special interest elite … over workers, consumers, people of disability and victims of discrimination. Dick Durbin politics At this point, I don't believe there are eight Democrats supporting Judge Gorsuch, but Chuck Schumer told us all, 'Wait until the hearings are over, let's do this professionally, let's do it responsibly,' i think that's the right approach. Dick Durbin politics We have the power to act, and we must, the bottom line is that we allow dangerous people to buy guns in America and that has got to change. In the coming days, Congress must take a stand against hate, terrorism, and this horrific gun violence. Dick Durbin politics There is nothing to concede, secretary Clinton will not have the requisite number of pledged delegates to win the Democratic nomination. She will be dependent on superdelegates. Dick Durbin politics I hate to think that this process in the Senate Judiciary Committee is being likened to a piñata contest where we are blindly going to swing at whoever that nominee or piñata is going to be, we have a responsibility to be fair. Dick Durbin politics I respected his knowledge of the subject, but I was also always struggling with his private life and his new public role in the negotiations. Dick Durbin politics There are things that the oil industry... should be willing to help us pay for in this country. Dick Durbin politics In the ongoing nationwide debate about the rising cost of college, one of the most basic and direct costs to students is often overlooked: textbooks. Dick Durbin politics