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I think for all of us who call East St. Louis part of our heritage, we want to make a better day for the city.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Better Call City Day East Heritage Louis Make Our Part St. Louis Think Us Want Who I Think

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This city of East St. Louis needs a tomorrow.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: City East Louis Needs St. Louis Tomorrow

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I've been there; I've been in the minority before. It humbles the exalted. But that's all right.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Been Before Exalted Minority Right

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Like so many large companies in the U.S., Monsanto has prospered in large part due to U.S. taxpayer-funded programs and services.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Companies Due Large Large Part Like Many Monsanto Part Programs Services

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With every new corporate inversion, the tax burden increases on the rest of us to pay what these corporations don't.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Burden Corporate Corporations Every Increases New Pay Rest Tax Us

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I'm disappointed in Burger King's decision to renounce their American citizenship. I call on companies currently mulling this tax dodge to reconsider and on Congress to protect U.S. taxpayers from more of these schemes.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: American Burger Call Citizenship Companies Congress Currently Decision Disappointed Dodge King More Protect Renounce Schemes Tax Taxpayers

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It is tough to run for public office and face an opponent, to decide on issues what is the best thing, then face the criticism from colleagues, voters, the press and defend yourself.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Best Colleagues Criticism Decide Defend Face Issues Office Opponent Press Public Public Office Run Then Thing Tough Voters Yourself

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Personally, I would counsel any woman who asked, in my family, to do her best to carry the child full term, and I'd try to help. But I do believe the government should not prohibit a woman from making that decision.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Any Asked Believe Best Carry Child Counsel Decision Family Full Government Help Her Making Personally Prohibit Should Term Try Who Woman Would

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It is absolutely unacceptable to single out any political group - right, left, or center - and say we're going to target them. That is unthinkable.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Absolutely Any Center Going Group Left Out Political Right Say Single Target Them Unacceptable Unthinkable

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Town meetings are not bean bag. I've had hundreds of them, and sometimes folks get upset. And that's part of America, part of our process.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: America Bag Bean Folks Get Had Hundreds Meetings Our Part Process Sometimes Them Town Upset

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: November 21st, 1944

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