Honorable Richard J. Durbin
United States Senator, Illinois, Democrat
Senator Durbin was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996.He served on the staff of then-Senator Paul Simon (IL-D) from1969 to 1972, as a Legal Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committeefrom 1972 to 1982, and as a Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom 1982 to 1996. He serves on the following committees: Appropriations,Budget, Ethics, and Governmental Affairs. The following statementis from the Senate floor debate of July 15, 1999, on S. 1344,the Patients’ Bill of Rights Act.The insurance companies hate the idea of being sued in courtas the devil hates holy water. They do not want to be…
