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Dick Durbin's Public Statements on Issue: Monetary Policy

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04/10/2024 Durbin, Peters, and Wyden Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Fraud, Recover Stolen Pandemic Funds, and Protect Taxpayer Dollars
06/01/2023 Durbin Votes For Bipartisan Debt Ceiling Agreement To Avoid First Ever Default On Our Nation's Debt
06/01/2023 Durbin: Senate Must Quickly Pass Bipartisan Debt Ceiling Agreement To Avoid First Ever Default On Our Nation's Debt
05/04/2023 Durbin: The Republican Speaker Is Manufacturing An Economic Crisis
04/21/2023 Durbin Joins Introduction Of Legislation To Avoid Catastrophic Debt Default
03/17/2022 Letter to Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary U.S. Department of the Treasury - Bennet Urges Biden Administration To Help States Boost Domestic Manufacturing and Strengthen U.S. Supply Chains
02/16/2022 Tweet - "If Republicans want to play political games with the debt ceiling, then it's time to take this important decision out of their hands. It's time we transfer debt ceiling authority to the @USTreasury Secretary instead."
02/15/2022 Durbin, Yarmuth, Boyle Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Transfer Debt Ceiling Authority To Treasury Secretary
07/28/2021 Nadler, Maloney, Warren, Durbin, Blumenthal Announce Legislation to Eliminate Non-Debtor Releases, Prevent Corporations and Private Entities From Escaping Accountability In Bankruptcy Proceedings
02/05/2021 Letter to the Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury - Sen. Coons joins push to ensure stimulus payments reach Americans experiencing homelessness
01/25/2021 Tweet - ".@JanetYellen will be an outstanding and historic Treasury Secretary and I look forward to working with her to help our economy recover from this pandemic."
01/19/2021 Tweet - "Janet Yellen has the experience and expertise to bring our economy back from COVID-19. She must be quickly confirmed and I look forward to working with her as the next Secretary of the Treasury."
01/12/2021 Tweet - "COVID-19 has upended the American economy. Spoke with @JanetYellen today about her plan to help unemployed Americans & struggling small businesses as Secretary of the Treasury. She is an experienced leader who will hit the ground running & I look forward to working with her."
11/30/2020 Tweet - "If confirmed, Janet Yellen will not only become the first woman to serve as Treasury Secretary, she'll also be the first former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers & Chair of the Federal Reserve to serve in that role. @JoeBiden couldn't have chosen a more qualified person."
06/17/2020 Tweet - "100 economists--among them 2 fmr. chairs of the Fed. Reserve, 3 fmr. chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers, & 2 Nobel Laureates--are urging Congress to pass another #COVID19 relief package. Sen. McConnell must bring the House-passed #HeroesAct to the floor for a vote ASAP."
06/11/2020 Tweet - "I'll heed the advice and dire warnings of Chairman Powell -- a respected mind on our economy -- over this President's wishful thinking."
08/04/2016 Letter to Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Broad Coalition of Senate Democrats Call on Top Consumer Agency to Move Swiftly to Limit Unfair Arbitration Agreements in Everyday Financial Contracts
10/30/2013 Nomination of Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be United States Governor of International Monetary Fund; United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; United States Governor of the Inter-Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
09/19/2012 Letter to Speaker Boehner
06/18/2012 Letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro, Commodities Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler, and Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry
10/04/2011 A Choice In Banks
10/03/2011 Letter to Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan
06/29/2011 Durbin Statement on the Final Federal Reserve Rules on Interchange Fees
12/16/2010 Durbin Statement on Release of Proposed Interchange Rule
07/14/2010 Financial Regulatory Reform

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