Honorable Richard Durbin
United States Senator, Illinois, Democrat
Senator Durbin was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996. He was a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1982 to 1996. He sits on the Appropriations Committee, the Judiciary Committee, and the Rules Committee. He also serves as the Assistant Minority Leader. The following is from the September 10, 2015, Senate debate on a resolution disapproving the Iran Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Understand what we are trying to achieve here. We are not putting a seal of approval on Iran and their conduct and their activity. That will never happen. Instead, what we are saying…
