Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) / X

Senator Dick Durbin

29.4K posts

Senator Dick Durbin

@SenatorDurbin

Serving the people of Illinois. Democratic Whip and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee @JudiciaryDems.

Joined February 2011

Pinned
Senator Dick Durbin
@SenatorDurbin
Apr 23, 2025
The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. I truly love the job of being a United States Senator. But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch. So, I am announcing today that I will not be seeking re-election at the end of my term.
00:00
Senator Dick Durbin reposted
Tammy Duckworth
@SenDuckworth
11h
One year ago, Trump enacted the biggest Medicaid cut in history in his Big, Ugly Betrayal. Today, @SenatorDurbin and I heard from providers, patients and advocates about the true costs of these cuts—and what comes next.
Senator Dick Durbin reposted
Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський
@ZelenskyyUa
13h
I am grateful to all Americans who are currently working on a bill to strengthen sanctions and other pressure on Russia for this war. Senator Lindsey Graham worked very hard to prepare a strong bill, and we discussed this with him during our meetings. I remember how important
Senator Dick Durbin
@SenatorDurbin
14h
Before the Trump Administration approved this lucrative deal for the UAE, it should have leveraged an end to the UAE’s reported role in the Sudanese war as well as the release of Emirati human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor.
Semafor
@semafor
Jul 13
UAE wins access to US AI chips and other advanced technology: The UAE government and approved companies no longer need licenses to buy semiconductor processors, some commercial satellites and military equipment, or dual-use items for civil nuclear power — a status no other
Senator Dick Durbin
@SenatorDurbin
17h
I joined @SenBlumenthal to introduce a bipartisan bill that would impose sanctions on Russia to finally bring the Kremlin to the negotiating table. Senator Graham worked tirelessly to advance this measure before his death, and I hope the Senate will unite behind this timely
Senator Dick Durbin
@SenatorDurbin
Jul 17
President Trump and his Republican Party are flailing. They know their MAGA agenda is making life more expensive, communities less safe, and government more corrupt. Tonight’s ‘speech’ from the President is a dangerous attempt to resurrect disproven lies to undermine future
Senator Dick Durbin
@SenatorDurbin
Jul 16
Here’s the bottom line: Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden by 7 million votes. Nothing Trump says tonight can change that basic reality.
00:00
Senator Dick Durbin
@SenatorDurbin
Jul 16
I joined @SenBrianSchatz & @SenGillibrand to introduce the Child Marriage Prevention Act to take steps to reduce child marriage across the United States. We must enact this legislation at a federal level to protect the future of hundreds of thousands of young girls who have been
Senator Dick Durbin
@SenatorDurbin
Jul 16
Yesterday, I received @NRFnews' Champion of Main Street Award in honor of my advocacy for retailers and consumers in Congress. NRF has been a strong ally in the fight against credit card swipe fees, and I hope Congress will finally act and pass my Credit Card Competition Act to
Senator Dick Durbin
@SenatorDurbin
Jul 16
Todd Blanche’s slip-up during yesterday’s hearing made it clear where his loyalties lie. He is working for TRUMP—not YOU.
00:00
Senator Dick Durbin
@SenatorDurbin
Jul 16
No member of the Senate would vote for Todd Blanche after meeting with the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein. Todd Blanche has completely ignored them. His baloney excuses are denying justice for these victims.
00:00
Senator Dick Durbin reposted
Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸
@JudiciaryDems
Jul 15
Sen. DURBIN: Donald Trump pardoned rioters who went on to commit serious crimes. Do you think the blanket pardons were appropriate? Blanche: He has that power—I don’t question his authority or decision. Durbin: You don’t question the decision? Blanche: *dodges*
00:00
Senator Dick Durbin
@SenatorDurbin
Jul 15
There it is. Todd Blanche is Donald Trump’s lawyer—not YOURS.
Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸
@JudiciaryDems
Jul 15
Sen. KENNEDY: Are you and Donald Trump friends? Blanche: I’m *his* lawyer.
00:00
Senator Dick Durbin
@SenatorDurbin
Jul 14
70 million Americans, including 2 million Illinoisans, rely on Social Security. But absent action, their monthly benefits will be cut by $450 in just six years. We cannot allow that to happen. Today, I introduced the PROMISE Act, a bipartisan measure that would finally begin the
00:00