Honorable Dick Durbin
Senator, Illinois, Democrat
Sen. Durbin is the senior senator from Illinois and has served in the chamber since 1997. He also serves on the following committees: Judiciary; Appropriations; and Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry. The following is from the July 8, 2025, Senate floor debate on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Americans across this nation overwhelmingly oppose this bill — and for good reason. This bill signed by the president on the Fourth of July is the largest cut in health care and the largest cut in nutrition assistance in history, slashing more than $1 trillion from health care programs like…
