Honorable Dick Durbin
Senator, Illinois, Democrat
Sen. Durbin is the senior senator from Illinois and has served in the chamber since 1997. He is the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary, along with serving on the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry and the Committee on Appropriations. Here’s what Durbin had to say on the Senate floor on June 14, 2023, when he spoke out in support of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. [L]ast week, President Biden did something he has done only five times: He vetoed a resolution passed by Congress. And let me say: Thank goodness. The proposal he vetoed would have…
