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Murray and Collins Plan to Begin Bipartisan Senate Appropriations Markups in June
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
On May 17, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair and Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee respectively, announced their plans to hold markups of bipartisan funding bills in June.
As Competition with China Intensifies, Senator Murray Makes Clear: America Cannot Stay Ahead Unless Our Investments Keep Pace
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
Senator Murray: “China isn’t debating whether to invest in its future, or cut and cap the investments that keep it competitive, and China does not operate on CRs….If we want to stay competitive—if we want to stay ahead—we have to stay the course and build on our investments.”
Senator Collins Questions National Guard Chief on Classified Information Leak by Massachusetts Airman
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
At a hearing to review the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the National Guard and Reserve, U.S. Senator Susan Collis, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, questioned Chief of the National Guard Bureau General Daniel Hokanson on the recent accusation against a member of the Massachusetts’ Air National Guard for leaking classified documents in an online chat group.
Senator Collins Calls for Proportional Fielding of New Aircraft to National Guard and Reserves
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
At a hearing to review the fiscal year 2024 budget request for the National Guard and Reserve Components, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, engaged with Chief of the Air Force Reserve Lieutenant General John Healy on the importance of fielding new modernized aircraft, to include tankers and fighters, in a manner that is concurrent and proportional to the Guard and Reserve’s operational contribution to the Department of Defense.
Senator Collins’ Statement on Nomination of CQ Brown to Serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, released this statement following the announcement that United States Air Force General Charles Q. "CQ" Brown has been nominated by President Biden as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:
Graham Applauds Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Calls For U.S. To Designate Wagner Group As Foreign Terrorist Organization
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member, today made this statement after Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin sent a letter urging the Biden Administration to designate the Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization.
Senate Judiciary GOP to Durbin: Refocus Committee’s Efforts on Border Crisis, Fentanyl Epidemic Instead of Partisan Attacks on Conservative SCOTUS Justices
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 11, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led a letter signed by every Republican on the committee highlighting the partisan nature of committee Democrats’ campaign to destroy the reputation of conservative Supreme Court Justices.
Durbin, Associate Attorney General Gupta, Assistant Attorney General Solomon Visit University of Chicago Crime Lab
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
On June 9 , U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, visited the University of Chicago Crime Lab with Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta and Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Amy Solomon at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Durbin, Warnock Statement on Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Alabama Congressional Map
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) today released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 5-to-4 decision that Alabama had diluted the power of Black voters and violated the Voting Rights Act by drawing a congressional voting map with a single district in which they made up a majority:
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Two Circuit Court Nominations to Full Senate
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
oday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance two circuit court nominations to the full Senate: Judges Ana de Alba to the Ninth Circuit and Irma Carrillo Ramirez to the Fifth Circuit.
Durbin Questions District Court Nominees at Latest Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned Loren AliKhan, nominated to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia; Susan DeClercq, nominated to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan; Julia Munley, nominated to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; and Vernon Oliver, nominated to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut; at the latest Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing.
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Judiciary Committee Hearing on District Court Nominations
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Loren AliKhan, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia; Susan DeClercq, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan; Julia Munley, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania; and Vernon Oliver, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut.
Durbin Marks 10th Anniversary of Hadiya Pendleton’s Death, Calls Out Republicans for Attempts to Dismantle Existing Gun Safety Laws
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin railed against Senate Republicans’ plans to weaken the National Firearms Act, a gun safety law that has been in place since 1934
Durbin Fires Back After Harlan Crow Refuses to Voluntarily Cooperate with Information Requests Regarding Gifts to Justice Thomas
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
In speech on the Senate floor, Durbin repudiates Crow’s claim to separation of powers protections, makes clear “all options are on the table to acquire information”
Durbin, Whitehouse Statement on Harlan Crow’s Continued Refusal to Provide Key Information Regarding Gifts and Travel Given to Justice Thomas
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
After receiving response to their May 26th letter, Durbin and Whitehouse say that “all options are on the table moving forward”
Ahead of Debt Limit Vote, Durbin Continues to Call for Closure of Guantanamo Bay
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Durbin: The time has come to deliver what little justice we can to the victims of 9/11 as well as their families
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Bipartisan Bill to Protect Children from Online Sexual Exploitation
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
Today’s vote marks the fifth bill to protect children’s safety online to pass out of the Committee
Durbin, Menendez, Booker Lead Oversight Effort to Hold Companies Accountable for Contracting with Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. Which Unlawfully Employed Migrant Child Labor
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), alongside several Senate colleagues, sent letters to nine companies that contracted with Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. (PSSI), which the Department of Labor (DOL) found was unlawfully employing migrant child labor at these host companies’ facilities.
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Immigrant Workers, Agriculture, and Need for Immigration Reform
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled, “From Farm to Table: Immigrant Workers Get the Job Done.”
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Durbin’s STOP CSAM Act to Crack Down on the Proliferation of Child Sex Abuse Material Online
By DOJ Newswire Report | Jun 10, 2023
On May 11, the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to advance the Strengthening Transparency and Obligations to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act of 2023 (STOP CSAM Act).