Tag: Dick Durbin

"Here's what it boils down to: The presumption, I believe, should be in favor of keeping guns out of a person's hand if they're on the list," Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin told the Examiner. (AP Photo)

Dems abandon ‘innocent until proven guilty’ to push gun ban

Joel Gehrke · June 15, 2016 4:01 am

A section of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law required the Fed to set a cap on fees charged by debit card issuers. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Bill to repeal cap on swipe fees introduced

Joseph Lawler · June 14, 2016 9:50 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders exits a Senate luncheon meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Sanders urges Senate Dems to move left

Susan Ferrechio · June 14, 2016 8:52 pm

Puerto Rico, a U.S. commonwealth, is $72 billion in debt. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

Senate will take up Puerto Rico rescue bill in June

Susan Ferrechio · June 14, 2016 8:42 pm

"We want to have an up or down vote on the basics," said Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, R-Ill. "[Sen. Dianne] Feinstein's bill is the right starting point because of Orlando, but for many of us there are still so may gaps in coverage." (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Senate Dems plan gun control blitz

Susan Ferrechio · June 14, 2016 8:38 pm

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, outlined his priorities for the next Congress during a speech in downtown Washington. (AP Photo)

GOP Dodd-Frank alternative would repeal Durbin amendment

Joseph Lawler · June 7, 2016 1:20 pm

Democrats praised Committee Chairman Thad Cochran, R-Miss., for his work on a bill that stays within the limits set by last year's Bipartisan Budget Act. (AP Photo)

National Security

Committee sends $574B defense spending bill to full Senate

Jacqueline Klimas · May 26, 2016 4:15 pm

Some Democrats suggested checked-bag fees are leading to heavy use of carry-on baggage that are bogging down security checkpoints. (Examiner File)

Dems pressure airlines to drop bag fees

Susan Ferrechio · May 19, 2016 6:07 pm

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, said he is "very concerned" about the shrinking federal investment in defense research and development. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong, File)

National Security

Senator calls for more defense R&D spending to maintain tech superiority over China

Jacqueline Klimas · April 20, 2016 3:50 pm

An amendment authored by Senator Durbin was attached to Dodd-Frank and passed in the dead of night with little scrutiny or debate. The provision, which dictates price controls on debit card transactions, was hailed as a consumer benefit because advocates said that the money it generated would go directly back into the pockets of hardworking Americans. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Durbin Amendment offers no fairy tale ending for consumers

Molly Wilkinson · April 18, 2016 4:01 am

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., center, joined at right by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and other Democrats, urges Senate Republicans to relent on their decision to take no action on anyone President Obama nominates to fill the current Supreme Court vacancy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dems threaten GOP on Supreme Court replacement: Do your job or else

Susan Ferrechio · March 7, 2016 5:01 am

Durbin: Gang of 8 Rubio blocked bid to protect U.S. workers, limit H-1B visas

Paul Bedard · February 26, 2016 9:47 pm