Honorable Richard Durbin
United States Senator, Illinois, Democrat
Senator Richard Durbin was first elected to the Senate in 1996. He is the Senate Majority Whip and chairs the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government and the Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law. The following is from Senator Durbin’s September 25, 2007, statement on the floor of the Senate during debate on a Department of Defense Authorization Bill. Iranis a dangerous country. Yesterday, there was a lot of controversy about whetherits president should be allowed to speak at a major university in the United States.Many argued he should not have. Whatever your opinion on whether…
