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When you're talking about long-term deficit reduction, $4 trillion worth, entitlement reform needs to be part of it.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: About Deficit Deficit Reduction Entitlement Long-Term Needs Part Reduction Reform Talking Trillion Worth You

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Any reports of animal cruelty should be thoroughly investigated and those operators held accountable.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Accountable Animal Any Cruelty Held Reports Should Thoroughly Those

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Flint is to the lead issue what Three Mile Island was to nuclear power. People are stepping back and thinking, 'There still is lead in my home?'

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Back Home Island Issue Lead Mile Nuclear Nuclear Power People Power Stepping Still Thinking Three

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I've known Al Franken for over 20 years. He is my friend. He was on the floor of the Senate announcing his resignation. I sat just a few feet away from him. He said it was the worst day in his political life. It was a somber feeling. It was a reality.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Al Announcing Away Day Feeling Feet Few Floor Friend He Him His Just Known Life My Friend Over Political Political Life Reality Resignation Said Sat Senate Somber Worst Years

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We don't want to see the government shut down.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Down Government See Shut Want

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We want to move forward in a bipartisan fashion to solve our problems.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Bipartisan Fashion Forward Move Move Forward Our Problems Solve Want

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DACA, to me personally, and the DREAM Act are very personal and mean an awful lot.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Act Awful Awful Lot Dream Lot Me Mean Personal Personally Very

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Our party feels that we need to have fair compensation, living wage, good benefits, and decent treatment of workers, and that we can do that and still be competitive on a global basis.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Basis Benefits Compensation Competitive Decent Fair Feels Global Good Living Living Wage Need Our Party Still Treatment Wage Workers

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We borrow 40 cents out of every dollar that we spend. We borrow most of it from countries like China. They have become major creditors of the United States and have more power over our economy than we want them to. So dealing with this is not only the right thing economically, it's certainly right from a moral viewpoint.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Become Borrow Cents Certainly China Countries Creditors Dealing Dollar Economically Economy Every Like Major Moral More More Power Most Only Our Out Over Power Right Right Thing Spend States Than The Right Thing Them Thing United United States Viewpoint Want

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If we're going to have tax cuts, let's focus on those in lower and middle income groups. Make sure that they get the breaks they need to continue to try to provide for their families.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Breaks Continue Cuts Families Focus Get Going Groups Income Lower Make Middle Need Provide Sure Tax Tax Cuts Those Try

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: November 21st, 1944

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