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 November 17, 2015, Senate floor debate on S.J. Res.23 and S.J.Res. 24, providing for congressional disapproval of rules submitted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). There is a desperate need for the Senate to address one of the greatest national security and public health risks we face as…
