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Illinois Senator Dick Durbin

Yesterday Willowbrook family practitioner Steve Sauerberg announced his candidacy for the United States Senate, hoping that he will be the lucky Illinois Republican to challenge Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin for his seat in Congress. “Sen. Dick Durbin has been on the government payroll for the last 37 years.... Quite simply, he is part of the problem in Washington, D.C.” Sauerberg told Crain's Chicago Business earlier this week. With no other name-brand Republicans willing to...

Dick Durbin popped up in the news again this weekend (no tough feat for the Majority Whip), suggesting that the new Democratic majority in congress will work to pass some sort of immigration bill this term. "I think prospects are good," said Durbin, referring to discussions going on over a comprehensive bill that would offer more visas for highly skilled workers, toughen border enforcement, and could offer a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants...

After we thankfully learned that our country’s blood runs at least more than fifty percent blue, a considerable amount of shuffling and reorganizing has been occuring in Congress, with new leaders being elected to major positions in Congress. Illinois’ own Sen. Dick Durbin was selected by other Senate Democrats to serve as Majority Whip under new Majority Leader, Harry Reid. The two currently serve as Minority Whip and Minority Leader. Their new roles will begin...