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A new and almost entirely worthless controversy involves Barack Obama's campaign manager Jim Messina tweeting a comment about chimichangas. No, really. But, it's not entirely worthless: I'll tell you below some of the things you won't hear from either si
President Obama's pick for ATF director, anti-gun Andrew Traver, has been transferred from his position as special agent in charge of the ATF Chicago Field Division, to head up the Denver division. According to sources, the move came after Traver felt fr
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , center, accompanied by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. , left, and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. , meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, to discuss the impasse... View Photo »
A small surtax will generate enough money to give a payroll tax cut to thousands, millions of working families
Sen. Dick Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, and Sen. Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, just sent a letter to Twitter CEO Dick Costolo requesting detailed information about the company’s handling of takedown notices, injunctions and subpoenas. Laudably, by
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Wednesday fielded tough questions from U.S. lawmakers on a range of issues including China’s record on human rights, its valuation of its currency and its vote together with Russia against this month’s United Nations
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (2nd L) speaks as (L-R) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) listen during a news conference... View Photo »
Dick Durbin, the No. 2 ranking Democrat in the Senate, described the proposal as a 'breakthrough.' We should have been able to get this done.
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping made a visit to Capitol Hill Wednesday for a half hour huddle with key senators on his second day in Washington. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) is greeted by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid prior to a
Once you make it past the political labels, talking points and heated debates, real human beings can be found among the politicians who run the country. When the chips are down for one of their own, many elected officials drop their political facades and
Richard Joseph "Dick" Durbin (born November 21, 1944) is the senior United States Senator from the U.S. state of Illinois and Democratic Party Whip, the second highest position in the Democratic Party leadership in the Senate. He became Majority Whip of the US Senate when the 110th Congress convened on January 4, 2007. In April 2006, Time... Full Article
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , center, accompanied by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. , left, and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. , meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, to discuss the impasse among the payroll tax conferees...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: (L to R) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) participate in a news conference on Capito Hill, January 25, 2012 in Washington, DC. Leader Reid talked about U.S. President Barack...
View Photo »Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. , right, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. , center, watch as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , talks about the political strategy laid out by President Obama in his State of the Union speech, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, during a news conference...
View Photo »Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Illinois left, and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. , arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, for President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.
View Photo »U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, talks to the Associated Press by phone after learning that U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill. had suffered a stroke, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, in Chicago. Kirk, 52, checked himself into Lake Forest Hospital over the weekend before being transferred to Northwestern Memorial...
View Photo »U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin pauses while addressing the media after participating in a forum to examine aggressive recruiting and marketing tactics practiced by some members of the for-profit college industry to target service members and veterans, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, in Chicago. Durbin...
View Photo »Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, center, walks with a member of his team in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday Jan. 19, 2012. Durbin is in Haiti to meet with government officials, aid workers and locals to monitor U.S. and international efforts to rebuild after the country was devastated by an...
View Photo »Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, center, listens to an aid worker from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday Jan. 19, 2012. Durbin is in Haiti to meet with government officials, aid workers and locals to monitor U.S. and international efforts to...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 16: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (C) answers questions from the media after he met with fellow Senate Democrats on a deal on payroll tax cut that has been struck with the Senate Republicans December 16, 2011 on Capitol Hill in...
View Photo »Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-NV) speaks to reporters about an agreement on the payroll tax holiday on Capitol Hill in Washington December 16, 2011.
View Photo »Assistant Majority Leader Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. , speaks with reporters following hold closed-door negotiations on the payroll tax cut extension and other measures Friday night, Dec. 16, 2011, in Washington.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (R) listens as Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) (L) speaks during a news conference on facility closures of U.S. Postal Service December 13, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The senators announced the...
View Photo »Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. , center, accompanied by Sen. Bernard Sanders, D-Vt. , left, and Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont. , gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, to discuss the US Postal Service.
View Photo »Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. listens at left as Sen. Bernard Sanders, D-Vt. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, to discuss the US Postal Service.
View Photo »Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. , left, shakes the hand of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg after they attended the funeral of former Chicago first lady Maggie Daley at Old St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Chicago Monday, Nov. , 28, 2011. Mrs. Daley died Nov. 24 after a long battle with...
View Photo »U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, right, waits in line outside the Chicago Cultural Center for the public wake for Maggie Daley on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, in Chicago.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 16: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) speaks as other congressional members, including Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) (L), Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) (2nd L), Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) (3rd L), and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) (R) listen during a...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 10: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (2nd R) speaks during a news conference with (L-R) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) and Senate Majority Whip...
View Photo »Senate Judiciary Committee member, Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill. , right, accompanied by fellow committee member Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. , left, and committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. , speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011,...
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - NOVEMBER 07: U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) speaks with demonstrators, including many senior citizens, during a protest against cuts to federal safety net programs, including Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid on November 7, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. About 40 of the...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) (C) speaks during a news conference to announce campaign finance reform legislation with Senate Democratic Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L) and U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) at the U.S. Capitol November 1, 2011 in...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (R) listens to Senate Democratic Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) speak during a news conference to announce campaign finance reform legislation at the U.S. Capitol November 1, 2011 in Washington, DC. Durbin said he has been...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 19: U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden (L) is greeted by Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (2nd R) as Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (R) looks on during a rally October 19, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Biden joined Senate...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 05: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (L), Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) (R), and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (C) discuss prior to a news conference October 5, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senate Democratic...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 22: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (R) speaks as Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (L), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) listen during a news conference September 22, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate...
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , center, accompanied by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. , left, and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. , meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, to discuss the impasse among the payroll tax conferees...
View Photo »A small surtax will generate enough money to give a payroll tax cut to thousands, millions of working families
Dick Durbin, the No. 2 ranking Democrat in the Senate, described the proposal as a 'breakthrough.' We should have been able to get this done.
I would like to see the leadership in the Senate say something that’s kind of radical: Let’s take this to the Senate floor
I hope that's not overly optimistic because we're going to be out of session for some period of time, but I think it's clear to me that any proposal dealing with the deficit has to be in writing, scored by the CBO and ready for the floor — and the question is whether our group or any group can reach tha...
The first paragraph really put it well, and I quote: 'There has never been and may never be a Chicago first lady of greater impact, influence and inspiration than Maggie Daley.'
Obviously, many tough questions have been asked and answered
The first paragraph put it well. It read — quote: 'There has never been and may never be a Chicago first lady of greater impact, influence and inspiration as Maggie Daley.'
The first paragraph put it well. It read — quote: 'There has never been and may never be a Chicago first lady of greater impact, influence and inspiration as Maggie Daley.'
medical miracle ... endured years of painful treatments and faced her cancer with courage, dignity, grace and good humor.
You didn’t want to tangle with Barney in debate, and I think that has helped us many times as a party and certainly when it comes to issues that are important to the economy
Last May, as her husband Rich prepared to step down at Chicago's mayor, the Chicago Tribune ran an article about what Maggie Daley had meant to Chicago
This is what kept her going. This whole love that she had for her family and that she gave back to them
Let's pay for this payroll tax cut by imposing the slight increase in taxes on the wealthiest people
I can’t believe that at a time when working families are struggling paycheck-to-paycheck…[Republicans] will raise the pay roll tax on working families
The Republican position is they'd raise the payroll tax on working families
This was a congressional undertaking. And the Republicans made it clear that if President Obama weighed in, it would become another presidential issue
This was a congressional undertaking. And the Republicans made it clear that if President Obama weighed in, it would become another presidential issue
They don’t want to give the president any credit for achieving things
Major League Baseball made the right decision today in choosing to implement stricter rules for smokeless tobacco on the field and off the field
If the super committee fails, it will just confirm the suspicions that most people have had, that congress is incapable of taking on big issues and coming to any positive resolution ... It's happened too many times, over and over again. Threats of shutting down the government. Threats of even shutting d...
'I didn't think you could bring together so many Democrats and Republicans from the House and Senate to agree on anything.'
We don’t have the answers
We will have to address those issues
The notion of imposing a new payroll tax on people after Jan. 1 in the midst of this recession on working families is totally counterproductive
Most Americans, if they saw this scene behind me, would say, 'I didn't think that was possible ... 'I didn't think you could bring together so many Democrats and Republicans from the House and Senate to agree on anything.
