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Senator Murray: Investing in Lowering Energy Costs, Protecting Our Grid, and Cutting-Edge Scientific Discovery is a No-Brainer
On May 3, at a Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Development subcommittee hearing on the President’s fiscal year 2024 budget request for the Department of Energy (DOE), including the National Nuclear Security Administration, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, highlighted the importance of providing robust funding in a bipartisan way to support the Department’s array of programs that help lower energy costs, protect the stability of our grid, and produce scientific breakthroughs.
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Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats Ask Chief Justice Roberts for Information Regarding Supreme Court Ethics Ahead of Hearing on May 2
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today led all Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats in a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts seeking additional information on the “Statement on Ethics Principles and Practices” the Chief Justice attached in a letter to Durbin declining his invitation to testify before the Committee on May 2 at a public hearing regarding Supreme Court ethics refor
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Statement from U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today made the following statement.
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Graham Blocks Democrats’ Attempt to Confirm Unqualified, Controversial Judicial Nominees
Graham objected to resolution to replace Sen. Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee
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Durbin Receives Response to April 10th Letter to Chief Justice Roberts on Supreme Court Ethical Standards
Response refers matter to Judicial Conference Committee; Durbin: if the Court doesn’t act, Congress must
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Durbin, Grassley Reintroduce Criminal Justice Reform Bills
Lead sponsors of the landmark First Step Act are working to continue to make our justice system fairer and our communities safer
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Durbin Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision to Preserve Access to the Abortion Pill Mifepristone
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to preserve access to the abortion pill mifepristone:
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Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Nine Nominees for Confirmation by Full Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee advanced nine nominations on a bipartisan basis for consideration by the full Senate.
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Durbin Unveils New Efforts to Protect Children’s Online Safety on the Senate Floor
Durbin: “Congress must impose stronger, enforceable online protections for kids. Our children are not commodities, and we can’t continue to expect parents and victims alone to stand up to Big Tech with few ways to hold tech companies accountable.”
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Durbin Meets with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Jaddou
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, met with Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). During the meeting, Durbin discussed a broad range of issues and initiatives aimed at processing increasing asylum caseloads, reducing immigration backlogs, and supporting communities that receive migrants.
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Durbin Questions Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Accountability for Russian War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled “Holding Russian Kleptocrats and Human Rights Violators Accountable for their Crimes Against Ukraine.”
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Durbin Introduces Stop CSAM Act to Crack Down on the Proliferation of Child Sex Abuse Material Online
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Strengthening Transparency and Obligation to Protect Children Suffering from Abuse and Mistreatment Act of 2023 (STOP CSAM Act), legislation to crack down on the proliferation of child sex abuse material online
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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Accountability for Russian War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in Ukraine
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Co-Chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus, today delivered an opening statement during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing entitled “Holding Russian Kleptocrats and Human Rights Violators Accountable for their Crimes Against Ukraine,” featuring testimony from Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco.
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Durbin, Graham Meet with Ukrainian Prosecutor General
The Senators received an update on reports of war crimes committed by Russians
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Durbin Questions Witnesses During Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property Hearing on Foreign Threats to U.S. Innovation & Economy
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses at the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property (IP) hearing entitled, “Foreign Competitive Threats to American Innovation and Economic Leadership.
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Durbin Calls for Supreme Court Ethics Reform on the Senate Floor
Durbin: “The highest court in America should not have the lowest standards when it comes to ethics.”
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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Judiciary Committee Hearing on District Court Nominations
Today’s hearing features Jeremy C. Daniel, nominated to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Judiciary Committee Hearing on District Court Nominations
Today’s hearing features Jeremy C. Daniel, nominated to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
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Durbin: Democrats Won’t Rest Until We Restore Access to Women’s Reproductive Health Care Nationwide
Durbin slams federal judge in Texas who tried to block the use of the medication abortion pill mifepristone
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Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing on the Devastating Fallout Since the Supreme Court Overruled Roe V. Wade
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a full committee hearing in the upcoming work period to examine the devastating fallout since the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in June 2022.