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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 Charnelle Bjelkengren, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington; Matthew P. Brookman, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana; Michael Farbiarz, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey; Robert Kirsch, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey; and Orelia Eleta Merchant, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York. This is the Committee’s first nominations hearing of the 118th Congress.
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In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, recommitted to protecting reproductive rights following the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining the lack of competition in the ticketing industry titled, “That’s the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment.”
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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 examining the lack of competition in the ticketing industry titled, “That’s the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment.”
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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the announcement by the Supreme Court that the person(s) responsible for the leaked draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization remains unknown:
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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the Attorney General’s appointment of Robert Hur as Special Counsel to investigate the reported discovery of classified documents at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C. and the Bidens’ personal residence in Wilmington, Delaware:
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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to President Biden urging the Administration to review the U.S. visa of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is now in Florida, after his supporters stormed and ransacked Brazil’s Congress, the Supreme Court, and the presidential palace in an attempt to undermine the recent free and fair election of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement regarding reports that Attorney General Merrick Garland has assigned U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois John Lausch to review the discovery of classified documents from the Obama-Biden Administration at the Penn Biden Center, a Washington, D.C. based think tank:
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House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) announced Republican Members of Congress who will serve on the Committee for the 118th Congress.
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Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) just sent letters to White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, Attorney General Garland, FBI Director Wray, DHS Secretary Mayorkas, Education Secretary Cardona, ATF Director Dettelbach, and DEA Administrator Milgram renewing outstanding requests for communications and documents.
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Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) praised the House passage of H.R. 26, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, legislation to require healthcare practitioners to provide medical care to every infant who survives an abortion, and H. Con. Res 3, a resolution condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, organizations, and churches. Since the leak of the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization opinion, over 100 pro-life facilities, organizations, and churches have been vandalized or firebombed by far-Left activists.
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Jim Jordan on Why the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government is Necessary
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What a difference a year can make, at least for for the Senate Judiciary Committee in its hearing last month for Federal Bureau of Prisons oversite
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Several Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have formally requested Attorney General Merrick Garland to rescind his school board memo and discontinue the directives for the FBI to work with local and state law enforcement.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland has missed the deadline to provide the Senate Judiciary Committee with the information he used to issue a memo urging the Department of Justice to assist in local school board concerns nationwide.
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) expressed their appreciation to President Biden for signing into law their bipartisan National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act. The legislation, which reauthorizes relief for an additional four years for qualifying members of the National Guard and Reserves experiencing financial hardship, will protect a long-standing bipartisan carveout from means-testing restrictions in Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases."Declaring bankruptcy is a difficult choice for any American,...
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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin and U.S. Senator Cory Booker came together on the Senate floor to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the First Step Act, a bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation aimed at making the justice system fairer and communities safer. The First Step Act, signed into law by former President Donald Trump in December 2018, was the result of the collaborative efforts of Durbin, Booker, and Senators Chuck Grassley and Mike Lee.Durbin expressed his satisfaction with the passage of the First Step Act, stating, "The First Step Act passed...
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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) have expressed their satisfaction with the passage of the bipartisan National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act. The legislation, which reauthorizes relief for qualifying members of the National Guard and Reserves experiencing financial hardship, has received the approval of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.The National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023 will extend the provisions of the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008...
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U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is urging further investigation into systemic failures at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding the provision of medical care to migrants in custody. Durbin's call for action comes in response to a report by a CBP employee whistleblower, which revealed years of deficient medical care and CBP's failure to ensure proper oversight. The tragic death of Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez, an 8-year-old girl with sickle cell and congenital heart disease, in CBP custody in Harlingen, Texas,...
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During the Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) questioned the nominees for United States Circuit Judges and United States District Judges. Durbin first questioned Nicole G. Berner, who was nominated to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit. Durbin asked Berner about her role as an advocate, to which she responded that she understands the difference between the role of a judge and an advocate. She assured that if confirmed, she would approach each case with an open mind and without personal bias....