Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin has temporarily blocked Sen. Mike Lee’s green-card giveaway bill to Indian graduates because it does not give away enough green cards to graduates from many countries.
Sen. David Perdue has dropped his opposition to Sen. Mike Lee’s green card giveaway bill which would convert the employers’ portion of the nation’s immigration system into a machine for converting college graduates’ salaries into Wall Street stock gains.
Democrats wrote to the Ukrainian government in May 2018 urging it to continue investigations into President Donald Trump’s alleged collusion with Russia in the 2016 presidential campaign — collusion later found not to exist.
On Wednesday’s “New Day” on CNN, Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) discussed who might be now-former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s replacement. Durbin suggested President Donald Trump was taking cues from “a certain cable channel,” apparently referring to Fox
National Democrats in Congress and on the presidential campaign field have dodged questions of whether they agree with the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ decision to declare the National Rifle Association (NRA) a “domestic terrorist organization.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) criticized the Trump administration’s public charge rule, vowing that it will be “defeated” in the courts.
Democrat presidential candidates and senators this week renewed their threats that unless the U.S. Supreme Court issues liberal rulings on the Second Amendment and other issues, that Democrats will fundamentally restructure the nation’s highest court, a shocking threat to judicial independence not seen since the 1930s.
Two top Democrats in the Senate – Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) – expressed support for House Democrats to push an impeachment inquiry, signaling a shift within the Senate Democratic Caucus.
Tuesday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) weighed in on President Donald Trump’s feud with “The Squad,” which is the group consisting of freshman progressive Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Ayanna Presley (D-MA). Trump over the weekend
Tuesday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) blamed President Donald Trump for the situation at the border with alleged mistreatment of migrant children. Durbin said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” to “make no mistake” and look to Trump’s record to understand the conditions
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) said that National Security Adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “are itching for a war with Iran, pure and simple.” Durbin stated, “John Bolton
GOP senators are putting Democrat senators on the defensive by directly spotlighting the Democrats’ role in creating the “child recycling” problem on the U.S. border.
Wednesday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) reacted to 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful South Bend, IN Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s remarks that it has been “hard” to identify a consistent foreign policy in the Democratic Party. Durbin said on CNN’s “New Day” he
Democratic Senator Pat Leahy bluntly told GOP Senators that Democrats are blocking $4.5 billion needed to manage the Central American migration emergency until Republicans submit to their pro-migration demands.
During an interview broadcast on Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) said there is an “obviously strong” obstruction of justice case against President Trump. Host Chris Cuomo asked Durbin where he stands on impeachment. Durbin
The Department of Defense is shifting another $1.5 billion to build a “big & beautiful” border wall, says a tweet from pro-migration Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin.
Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) accused President Donald Trump of getting “totally dazzled” by Russian leader Vladamir Putin. Partial transcript as follows: MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to the number two Democrat in the Senate, Dick Durbin of Illinois.
Wednesday on CNN’s “Newsroom,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Attorney General William Barr had “virtually disqualified himself” to serve as the U.S. Attorney General. Partial transcript as follows: WOLF BLITZER: Did Barr lie to Congress? DICK DURBIN: And if you go
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) stated that the Poway, CA synagogue shooting is domestic terrorism, and people feeling they have license to engage in such attacks “has really been fomented because of
In a Monday appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) commented on President Donald Trump fighting efforts by House Democrats to investigate matters like tax returns and security clearance. Durbin said Trump will face the court system and
A coalition that organizers say represents almost 400 “civil rights, faith, national security, and community organizations” is holding a press conference on Wednesday to announce support for the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act, or the NO BAN Act.
DACA illegal immigrants should be hired to help prepare laws for 330 million Americans, according to a draft bill introduced by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and 20 other Democratic senators.
Two senior senators on the committee with jurisdiction over immigration introduced a bill that would grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens while doing nothing to stop the current surge at the border.
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) weighed in on former Nevada lawmaker Lucy Flores’ accusations that former Vice President Joe Biden inappropriately touched and kissed her in 2014. Partial transcript as follows: DURBIN: Well I can tell you
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) called President Donald Trump’s threat to close the U.S.-Mexico border “a totally unrealistic boast.” Durbin said, “Let me tell you the first thing we ought to do — and this
Some Democrats and mainstream media outlets appear to be embracing “collusion Truther” conspiracy theories.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) claimed on Tuesday that President Donald Trump told him that he would sign the Dream Act if Congress passes a bill to give amnesty to millions of so-called Dreamers.
Sen. Marco Rubio and 23 Democratic Senators are asking President Donald Trump to grant asylum to Venezuelans, even though the grant would minimize the Venezuelans’ incentives to overthrow their country’s Cuban-backed dictatorship.
Two Virginia Bishops have issued a statement condemning Tuesday’s pro-infanticide vote by self-declared “Catholic” senator Tim Kaine.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) lectured school children and their teachers in a meeting Friday when asked to support the Green New Deal, telling the group she won’t respond to pressure as a longtime member of Congress.
During Wednesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) reacted to former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe’s explanation in his appearance on the show that morning for lying to investigators about leaking information to the press. “When I served
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) was asked for his position on the so-called Green New Deal, which is a piece of legislation that would remake the nation’s economy with a goal of curbing the threat of
GOP legislators won some extra cheap labor for their donors while letting Democrats insert a series of anti-wall, pro-migration, and anti-enforcement policy riders into the 2019 spending package.
At least 15 congressional Democrats have dodged questions as to whether they believe the woman accusing Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault and what should happen to him.
Breitbart News asked ten Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee if they believe Dr. Vanessa Tyson’s claim that Justin Fairfax assaulted her.
During an event at Georgetown University on Monday, Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) stated that the “only way” another government shutdown can be avoided is if Republicans in the Senate join Democrats to say, “we’re just not going to
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) quickly dismissed the possibility of former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton running for president in 2020. When asked if a Clinton 2020 run was a good idea, Durbin said, “No, I don’t
The four GOP Senators picked for the border security conference committee are not leaders in the high-risk immigration issue, ensuring the Senate Majority Leader and the president will decide the next stage of the immigraiton and border wall controversy.
Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said the government shutdown would end when President Donald Trump “realizes he’s lost the Senate Republicans.” On the president declaring a national emergency, Durbin said, “Presidents have been very careful in using
Congressional Democrats are ditching House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s ardent opposition to any barrier or wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, as the partial government shutdown continues and President Donald Trump takes his case directly to the border itself.
