This is outrageous. But not unexpected.
Trump has been building up to this. He wants to put his enforcers at the polling places to intimidate voters.
He’s clearly worried about the outcome of that election and he’s prepared to violate basic constitutional guarantees in America to win.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Illinois
Richard J. Durbin
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Voting Record — 830
Yes35%
No62%
Present0%
Not Voting3%
Party align93%
Cross-party6%
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Richard J. Durbin
U.S. SenatorDemocratIllinois
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Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” may cause several downstate hospitals to close due to cuts in Medicaid funding. Thousands of Illinoisans will be forced to drive an extra hour to receive lifesaving care because of President Trump’s signature piece of legislation.
Voters deserve to go to the polls knowing their votes will be accurately counted.
President Trump is trying to undermine the will of the American people and future elections.
I just met with President Trump’s pick to lead ATF.
This job could play a key role in tackling our gun violence epidemic, but the Trump Administration is signaling over and over again it wants to weaken ATF.
That can’t happen.
Will any elected Republican call this out and stand up to these continued attacks on our democracy?
This is how our democracy dies.
This is incredibly concerning.
The President and a weaponized Justice Department keep pushing the Big Lie.
He lost the 2020 election—clearly.
Relitigating his loss threatens public trust in elections and endangers local election staff.
This is incredibly concerning.
The President and a weaponized Justice Department keep pushing the Big Lie.
He lost the 2020 election—clearly.
Relitigating his loss threatens public trust in elections and endangers local election staff.
Medical schools in the Caribbean are raking in millions in U.S. student aid while skirting the requirements U.S.-based medical schools are bound to. I introduced the Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act to ensure all schools that receive federal dollars are held to the same standards.
Illinois is going to lose billions of dollars because of President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ Medicaid cuts. Any affordability agenda must restore funding for Medicaid and ensure Americans can afford their health care.
Cryptocurrency is a notoriously risky asset that is vulnerable to financial crashes.
But Senate Republicans voted down my amendment that would have prevented American taxpayers from being on the hook to pay for a crypto bailout.
Secretary Noem has received more money than anyone in the history of the Department of Homeland Security.
She has used that money to hire thousands of new, undertrained ICE agents to attack our communities.
Her offer to testify before the Judiciary Committee in five weeks is woefully inadequate.
Now I am willing to give the White House and Republicans two weeks to work with Democrats to reform ICE and the campaign of terror we’ve witnessed in Chicago, Minneapolis, and across the country. After two weeks, I make no promises. (2/2)
Senate Democrats were successful in separating and passing the five bipartisan government funding bills from the DHS bill. (1/2)
I’m incredibly disturbed by the Justice Department’s continued gross mishandling of the Epstein files.
Victims deserve better.
America deserves better.
Following the latest Epstein files release, DOJ is still violating federal law.
The Justice Department was supposed to release the full files in December and explain their redactions to Congress by January 3rd.
The Justice Department continues to pursue prosecutions in the name of Donald Trump—not in the name of justice.
Key to the Fed’s effectiveness is its credibility and independence. Does Kevin Warsh have the guts to tell Trump his policy choices are wrong for the economy?
Whether Warsh values the reputation and independence of our nation’s central bank will determine if he is the right choice for the job.
Listen to what doctors are telling us will happen because of Republican health care cuts:
Longer wait times, higher premiums, closed hospitals, and needless suffering.
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Voting History830 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
830 total votes
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| Date | Bill | Question | Position | Party Maj | Align? | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-03 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-38) |
| 2025-02-03 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46) |
| 2025-01-30 | — | End debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (83-13) |
| 2025-01-30 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (62-35) |
| 2025-01-30 | — | Confirm nominee | YES | YES | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (80-17) |
| 2025-01-29 | — | End debate | NO | YES | ✕ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (78-20) |
| 2025-01-29 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (56-42) |
| 2025-01-29 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (56-42) |
| 2025-01-28 | H.R. 23 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-01-28 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | YES | ✕ | Nomination Confirmed (77-22) |
| 2025-01-27 | — | End debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (97-0) |
| 2025-01-27 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (68-29) |
| 2025-01-25 | — | End debate | NOT_VOTING | NO | — | Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-23) |
| 2025-01-25 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (59-34) |
| 2025-01-24 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-39) |
| 2025-01-24 | — | Confirm nominee | NO | NO | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea) |
| 2025-01-23 | — | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-49) |
| 2025-01-23 | — | Confirm nominee | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Nomination Confirmed (74-25) |
| 2025-01-23 | — | End debate | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (72-26) |
| 2025-01-22 | S. 6 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-01-21 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-45) |
| 2025-01-21 | — | Begin consideration | NO | NO | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (54-46) |
| 2025-01-20 | — | Confirm nominee | YES | YES | ✓ | Nomination Confirmed (99-0) |
| 2025-01-20 | S. 5 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Bill Passed (64-35) |
| 2025-01-20 | S. 5 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Agreed to (75-24) |
| 2025-01-17 | S. 5 (119th) | End debate | NO | NO | ✓ | Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-35, 3/5 majority required) |
| 2025-01-15 | S. 5 (119th) | Vote on amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Amendment Rejected (46-49) |
| 2025-01-15 | S. 5 (119th) | Vote on amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Amendment Agreed to (70-25) |
| 2025-01-13 | S. 5 (119th) | Begin consideration | YES | YES | ✓ | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (82-10) |
| 2025-01-09 | S. 5 (119th) | End filibuster to begin debate | YES | YES | ✓ | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required) |
Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.
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