U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin

Senator Durbin signed the "Save Our Lake" petition following a news conference at Foster Avenue Beach on Saturday, July 21, 2007. [Watch]
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin pushed BP, a major U.S. oil company, to reconsider its plan to dump ammonia and "sludge" into Lake Michigan on Wednesday, July 18, 2007. [Watch]

Senator Durbin discussed the Senate debate on the war in Iraq in his latest podcast on Monday, July 16, 2007.

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Senator Durbin held a media availability outside his Chicago office on Sunday, July 15, 2007 to discuss developments in the Iraq war debate, which is scheduled to continue this week. [Watch]
Durbin discussed the progress of the nation's smoke-free movement and the need for tobacco regulation on the Senate floor on Friday, June 13th, 2007--the 20th anniversary of the passage of Durbin's legislation to ban smoking on airplanes. [Watch]
Senator Durbin discussed the debate on the war in Iraq and an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill that includes the major provisions of his Traumatic Brian Injury legislation in a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday, July 12, 2007. [Watch]
Senator Durbin discussed the Senate debate on Iraq in Springfield on Sunday, July 8, 2007--one day before the Senate reconvened to debate the Defense Authorization bill. [Watch]
Senator Durbin discussed the 2007 Farm Bill following a Farm Bill Listening Session in Quincy on Tuesday, July 3, 2007. [Watch]
Senator Durbin discussed food safety at a news conference in Joliet on Monday, July 2, 2007. Durbin also held a similar event in Peoria on Monday. [Watch]
Senator Durbin joined Sgt. Eric Edmundson as he walked out of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago to greet his wife and child on Friday, June 29, 2007 after several months of intensive therapy. [Watch]

Senator Durbin discussed the Energy bill that the Senate approved last week in his latest podcast on Monday, June 25, 2007.

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Senator Durbin discussed the Energy bill after it passed the Senate at a news conference in Washington on Friday, June 22, 2007. [Watch]
Senator Durbin discussed the Energy bill on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday, June 20, 2007. [Watch]
Senator Durbin discussed the danger of magnetic toys at a Congressional Field Hearing in Chicago on Monday, June 18, 2007. [Watch]
Senator Durbin discussed his efforts to increase fuel efficiency standards as part of the Senate energy bill at a news conference on Tuesday, June 13, 2007. [Watch]

Sen. Durbin discussed comprehensive immigration reform following two weeks of Senate debate on the issue in his latest podcast on Friday, June 8, 2007.

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Senator Durbin discussed the Senate's action on comprehensive immigration reform in a statement on the Senate Floor on June 7, 2007. [Watch]
Senator Durbin discussed H1-B visa reform at a news conference in Chicago on Friday, June 1, 2007. [Watch]
Senator Durbin discussed comprehensive immigration reform in Rockford on Thursday, May 31, 2007. [Listen]

Sen. Durbin discussed rising fuel prices in his third podcast on Friday, May 25, 2007.

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Senator Durbin discussed the Militay and Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treamtent Act on May 25, 2007. [Watch]
Senator Durbin discussed the Iraq Supplemental Appropriations bill on May 25, 2007. [Watch]
Senator Durbin discussed the current Immigration legislation pending in the Senate on May 18, 2007. [Watch]
Senator Durbin discussed the H-1B Visa Fraud Abuse Protection
Act of 2007 on the Senate floor on May 8, 2007. [Watch]

Sen. Durbin discussed food safety in his second podcast on Thursday, May 3, 2007.

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Sen. Durbin discussed President Bush's veto of the Iraq Supplemental Spending Bill on the Senate floor on Tuesday, May 1, 2007. [Watch]
Sen. Durbin discusses the outpouring of support from the Korean-American community for the victims of the Virginia Tech tragedy on the Senate floor on Thursday, April 26, 2007. [Watch]
Sen. Durbin visits a wind farm to comment on renewable energy in Illinois on April 21, 2007. [Watch]

Sen. Durbin responds to a question about gun laws in the wake of the shootings at Virginia Tech during a news conference on April 23, 2007.

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Sen. Durbin, in his first podcast, discusses the first 100 days of the Democratic Congress on Wednesday, April 18, 2007

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Sen. Durbin held a news conference regarding Vice President Dick Cheney's visit to Chicago on Friday, April 13, 2007

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Sen. Durbin discussed stem cell research funding on the Senate floor on Thursday, April 12, 2007

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Sen. Durbin discusses the contaminated pet food recall at a news conference in Chicago on April 5, 2007

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Sen. Durbin comments on new funding for veterans' health care during a news conference at the Jefferson Barracks VA Medical Center on March 30, 2007. [Listen]

Sen. Durbin appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" on March 25, 2007:

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Sen. Durbin discusses the fourth anniversary of the Iraq War on the floor of the Senate on Thursday, March 19, 2007. [Watch]

Excerpts from Sen. Durbin's St. Patrick's Day press conference on March 17, 2007:

-	Listen to Durbin discuss the Senate inquiry into the U.S. Attorney firings

-Listen to Durbin's comments on the Senate Iraq War Resolution
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Sen. Durbin's Floor Statement from March 12, 2007 [Watch]
Excerpts from Sen. Durbin's Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans Forum on March 12, 2007 [Listen] [Watch]
Sen. Durbin discusses legislation currently being debated on the Senate floor to implement the recommendations of the 9-11 Commission, March 1, 2007 [Watch]
Sen. Durbin reacts to the 2007 report on Illinois Poverty and proposes a new direction forward, February 15, 2007 [Watch]
Sen. Durbin discusses the Illinois economy and responds to President Bush's visit to Peoria, January 30, 2007 [Watch]