Richard J. Durbin

President Trump’s 2027 budget includes cuts to energy assistance, cancer research, and infrastructure to help pay for more funding for ICE and his mass deportation agenda. The President’s animus to...

The United States is $39 trillion in debt. Yet President Trump plans the largest increase in defense spending since the Korean War, adding another $6.9 trillion over the next 10 years, including fu...

NIH research has supported nearly every new drug in the past decade, but President Trump wants to cut its budget by $5 billion next year. The President’s cuts will take cures away from patients and...

@JudiciaryDems This is a power grab by a weaponized Trump Justice Department. State bar associations investigate ethical misconduct of all barred attorneys. The Trump DOJ can’t be trusted to inve...

Justice Department attorneys aren’t Donald Trump’s personal attorneys. They’re OUR attorneys. And they work for our country—not just him.

This is a power grab by a weaponized Trump Justice Department. State bar associations investigate ethical misconduct of all barred attorneys. The Trump DOJ can’t be trusted to investigate DOJ att...

President Trump’s comments, including threatening the death of “a whole civilization” continue to embarrass our nation and risk an even greater military and economic quagmire. When will Congressio...

President Trump’s proposed budget is a perfect encapsulation of his priorities. Cuts to programs that help Americans afford their groceries, energy bills, & rent. More funding for his war with Ira...

Trump’s profane Easter diatribe was an embarrassment to our nation and to the troops he is charged with leading. Is there one Republican Senator who will call this indecent display out?

It has been more than one week since Senate Democrats convinced our Republican colleagues to join us to pass a bill that would fund TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard. But House Republicans continue ...

Wishing a happy Easter to families in Illinois, and those celebrating around the world. May your day be filled with joy and love.

Best of luck to the Fighting Illini as they take on UConn tonight to make it to the NCAA Championship Game. Illinois is rooting for you!

@JudiciaryDems ICE put in a request for local police to hold this refugee and keep him from his family beyond his release date. But no one at DHS took responsibility or provided him with even a ba...

ICE put in a request for local police to hold this refugee and keep him from his family beyond his release date. But no one at DHS took responsibility or provided him with even a basic level of co...

First, President Trump took away your health insurance. Next, he closed your rural hospital. Now, he’s threatening to raise the price of your medicine. This is the Republican health care legacy.

Congratulations to NASA on the successful launch of Artemis II returning America to the Moon. Illinois is home to manufacturers and universities that are proud contributors to many NASA missions, i...

President Trump’s tariff taxes have hurt American farmers, businesses, and families. On the one-year anniversary of the President’s so-called “Liberation Day,” it is clear that the President’s tari...

Stopped by Springfield City Hall yesterday to announce $1.3M in federal funding I secured for improvement projects to a historic water main and the Lincoln Home Visitor Center.   With America’s 250...

One year ago today, the President announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs to restore domestic manufacturing and lower prices for Americans. One year later, manufacturing jobs are down by 98,000 and...

The data is clear. The majority of people detained during ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ had no criminal history. The Trump Administration’s mass deportation operations terrorized our city, separated fam...