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Sunlight is better than secrecy when it comes to making laws.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Better Laws Making Secrecy Sunlight Than

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We've had enough with loopholes in our gun laws that allow dangerous people to get their hands on guns.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Allow Dangerous Enough Get Gun Gun Laws Guns Had Had Enough Hands Laws Loopholes Our People

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We happen to believe that emissions going into the atmosphere are not good for us as humans or Mother Earth.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Atmosphere Believe Earth Emissions Going Good Happen Humans Mother Mother Earth Us

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It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled veterans more than speeches, parades and monuments.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Bottom Disability Disabled Illinois List Monuments More Our Owe Parades Pay Rank Speeches Than Unacceptable Veterans

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America wins when the voiceless have a seat at the table, when the vulnerable are protected, and when working families have the same political clout as the wealthy.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: America Clout Families Political Protected Same Seat Table Voiceless Vulnerable Wealthy Wins Working Working Families

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Let me tell you the first president to recognize the state of Israel was Harry Truman, a Democrat and every president since, Democrat and Republican, has stood closely with Israel.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Closely Democrat Every First Harry Israel Me President Recognize Republican Since State Stood Tell Truman You

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Everyone, regardless of the mode of expression, has a constitutionally protected right to free speech. But when it comes to freedom of the press, I believe we must define a journalist and the constitutional and statutory protections those journalists should receive.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Believe Constitutional Define Everyone Expression Free Free Speech Freedom Journalist Journalists Mode Must Press Protected Receive Regardless Right Should Speech Those I Believe

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As a public official, when I take a position, I stand up to explain and defend it. I file annual financial disclosures, campaign finance reports, and have to face the scrutiny of public opinion.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Annual Campaign Campaign Finance Defend Explain Face File Finance Financial Official Opinion Position Public Public Opinion Reports Scrutiny Stand Stand Up Take Up

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The swipe fee reform law that Congress enacted in 2010 was a huge step forward in bringing transparency, competition, and choice to a debit card system that had been rigged by Visa, MasterCard, and the banks.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Banks Been Bringing Card Choice Competition Congress Fee Forward Had Huge Law Reform Step Step Forward System Transparency Visa

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Before I was elected to Congress, I worked in a courtroom. For years, I defended doctors and hospitals, and for years, I sued them on behalf of people who were victims of medical malpractice.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Before Behalf Congress Courtroom Defended Doctors Elected Hospitals Malpractice Medical People Sued Them Victims Were Who Worked Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: November 21st, 1944

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