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07.15.24

Durbin Meets With New Adjutant General Of The Illinois National Guard

SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today met with new Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard Major General Rodney Boyd to discuss Illinois’ role in contributing to national military readiness.  Durbin and General Boyd spoke about Peoria’s 182nd Airlift Wing as a basing location for new C-130J aircraft and Durbin’s successful effort to secure $350 million in Fiscal Year 2023 funding for 12 new MQ-1C Gray eagle aircraft for the National Guard. Durbin also expresse… Continue Reading

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07.15.24

Durbin Talks Frequent Flyer Programs, Rail Grants With Secretary Buttigieg

SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about federal oversight of airlines’ frequent flyers programs.  While these programs may have originated to incentivize and reward true “frequent flyers,” they have evolved to include co-branded credit cards and now often exclusively focus on dollars spent using these co-branded credit cards. Durbin received an update from Secretary Buttigieg about the Department … Continue Reading

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07.15.24

Durbin Statement On Federal Judge Dismissing Classified Documents Case Against Donald Trump

SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Judge Aileen Cannon dismissing the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on the grounds that the appointment of Special Counsel Jack Smith violated the Constitution: “This unprecedented decision goes far beyond this individual prosecution and undermines the entire system that our country has long relied on to protect the independence of… Continue Reading

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