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Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., left, speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the minority whip, before doing TV news interviews at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Dick Durbin: Health insurance debate will start when GOP bill dies

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat. (Associated Press/File) **FILE**

Dick Durbin: Rod Rosenstein was ‘duped’ into writing reason for James Comey’s firing

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

This April 2015 photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago shows several guns that were stolen by street gangs from a train stopped in Chicago. The guns had been en route from New Hampshire weapon maker Sturm, Ruger &amp; Co. to Spokane, Wash. The photo entered into evidence in the April 2017 trial of one suspect in the case. Norfolk Southern that operates a rail yard in a high-crime part of Chicago where thieves stole 150 guns in recent years says in a letter to Sen. Dick Durbin it has implemented new measures to thwart gun thieves. (U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago via AP)

Railroad says it’s taken steps to thwart Chicago gun thieves

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

Sen. Durbin treated for irregular heartbeat

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Durbin calls for findings from Cairo public housing probe

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Durbin prompts medical, dental schools to combat drug crisis

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Durbin hesitant on some Trump Cabinet nominees

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Durbin, Sessions discuss federal probe into Chicago police

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Illinois groups get $6.5M in federal grants to help homeless

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Thomson prison expected to be fully operational in 2017

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Chart to accompany Moore article of Dec. 21, 2015

STEPHEN MOORE: Liberals threaten broadband Internet tax

By Stephen Moore

FILE - In this March 18, 2014 file photo, Jim Oberweis speaks to supporters in Glen Ellyn, Ill., after winning the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Illinois. Oberweis will face Sen. Dick Durbin in the November general election. Political prognosticators and even some top Republicans say Durbin’s rival is a long shot to unseat the Senate’s second-ranking Democrat. (AP Photo/Daily Herald, Mark Black, File) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT

Durbin, Oberweis debate background checks for guns

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FILE - In this March 18, 2014 file photo, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks to the media during Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's election night reception in Chicago. Durbin is being challenged by Republican Jim Oberweis in the November election and said he is taking his opponent seriously, even if many others are not. Political prognosticators and even some top Republicans say Durbin’s rival is a long shot to unseat the Senate’s second-ranking Democrat. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles, File)

Durbin pushes for rewards for US-based companies

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In this June 5, 2014 file photo, U.S. Rep. Bill Enyart, D-Ill., speaks to reporters in Marion, Ill. Enyart faces Illinois state Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, in November in what is shaping up to be one of the nation’s most competitive House races. A video of Bost unleashing a furious rant against Democrats on the House floor in 2012 has resurfaced as he seeks the congressional seat in southern Illinois that has been in Democratic hands for more than two decades. Democrats have tried to portray Bost as a loose cannon. But Bost and some supporters say the attention on the video could help his campaign. (AP Photo/The Southern, Adam Testa, File) **FILE**

Southern Illinois airport receives $3.2M grant

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FILE - This Sept. 4, 2013 file photo shows Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., at the Capitol in Washington. During a speech at a breakfast honoring Rev. Martin Luther King Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 in Chicago, Durbin told attendees he's working with Illinois lawmakers to raise the state's $8.25 hourly rate. Pushing for an increase is a Democratic strategy nationwide. He then blasted Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner for being &quot;out of touch&quot; on the issue. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Durbin denies ‘bullying’ businesses

By SARA BURNETT and SOPHIA TAREEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 18, 2014 file photo, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks to the media during Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's election night reception in Chicago. Durbin is being challenged by Republican Jim Oberweis in the November election and said he is taking his opponent seriously, even if many others are not. Political prognosticators and even some top Republicans say Durbin’s rival is a long shot to unseat the Senate’s second-ranking Democrat. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles, File)

Durbin: Pentagon should review police gear program

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

** FILE ** Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles, File)

Dick Durbin in danger? Dem’s lead shrinking in Senate reelection race

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Frank Wolf, Virginia Republican. (Associated Press)

Clashing visions threaten religious liberty panel renewal

By Mark A. Kellner - Deseret News

Vice President Joe Biden, right, swears in Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in a ceremonial swearing-in at the Sate Department, Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, in Washington. Joining Clinton is her husband, former President Bill Clinton, second from left, their daughter Chelsea Clinton. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

Durbin: I can’t fathom anything other than Hillary in 2016

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, second from left, Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, left, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, second from right, and Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, right, present a silver pitcher given to a 19th century Illinois senator that's been absent from the state for nearly 150 years to the Illinois State Capitol Friday, May 30, 2014, in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Durbin returns silver pitcher to Illinois Capitol

By CHACOUR KOOP - Associated Press