| Aug. 31, 2023
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Durbin Statement On Department Of Education's Move To Approve Borrower Defense Claims For Former Ashford University Students
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 26, 2023
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Durbin, Colleagues Urge Department Of Education To Address Student Loan Debt Barriers For Incarcerated Individuals
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 30, 2023
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Durbin Statement On Supreme Court Striking Down Biden Administration's Student Loan Debt Relief Plan In Overreaching Decision
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 1, 2023
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Durbin Statement On Senate Vote To Overturn President Biden's Student Debt Relief Plan
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 28, 2023
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Durbin, Hirono, Wyden, Whitehouse, Booker Introduce Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act To Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness To Adjunct Professors
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 10, 2023
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Durbin, Sanders, Murphy, Smith Urge Department Of Education To Inform Potential Students Of Low-Financial Value Postsecondary Programs
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 22, 2022
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Tweet - "With the high costs of tuition, many students can't afford to purchase the expensive textbooks required for classes. Increased funding for the Open Textbook Program will provide relief for many students. Proud to have secured $12M for this program in the government funding bill."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 31, 2022
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Tweet - "I've long fought to protect students from predatory for-profit colleges. @usedgov 's updated regulations strengthen borrower defense and closed school discharge so that students who were defrauded or had their school shuttered see relief. https://ed.gov/news/press-rel"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 18, 2022
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Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Warren Urge Department Of Education To Hold Predatory For-Profit College Executives Accountable For Scamming Students
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Oct. 4, 2022
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Tweet - "For-profit colleges often bury first-gen, low-income, & veteran students in debt and worthless degrees. Critics of Biden's student debt relief plan have ignored the harm of this industry. Student loan forgiveness will give these students a second chance."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 16, 2022
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Durbin Releases Statement On Department Of Education's Group Discharge Of Student Borrowers Who Attended ITT Technical Institute
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 23, 2022
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Durbin Statement On Department Of Education Settlement In Sweet V. Cardona
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 19, 2022
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Durbin, Brown, Warren Applaud Biden Administration's Actions On Student Loan Program
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 6, 2022
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In Speech On Senate Floor, Durbin Highlights Corruption Of ITT Tech And For-Profit College Industry
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 31, 2022
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Letter to Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education, Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Durbin, Schumer, Murray, Senators Call On Department Of Education, DOJ To Follow Through On Pledge To Improve Handling Of Student Debt Bankruptcy Claims
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 31, 2022
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Letter to Dr. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education, Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Menendez, Booker, Colleagues Call on Department of Education, DOJ to Follow Through on Pledge to Improve Handling of Student Debt Bankruptcy Claims
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 2, 2022
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Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Warren, Sanders, Padilla, Murphy, Colleagues Urge Usda to Issue Clearer Guidance That Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Feb. 16, 2022
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Durbin Statement On Department Of Education Approving $415 Million In New Borrower Defense Relief For Students Defrauded By For-Profit Colleges
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 11, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader and Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader - Brown, Capito Lead Colleagues in Urging Senate Leadership to Support Those Educating Our Future Health Professional Workforce in Next Legislative Package
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Feb. 11, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Brown, Durbine, Senators Urge CFPB to Investigate Private Student Lenders' Compliance With Bankruptcy Law
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Feb. 10, 2022
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Letter to Hon. Robin Chopra, Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Durbin, Brown, Senators Urge CFPB To Investigate Private Student Lenders' Compliance With Bankruptcy Law
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Dec. 10, 2021
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Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Van Hollen, Warnock, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Extend Waiver on Student Loan Interest for Duration of COVID-19 National Emergency
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Nov. 23, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary US Department of Education - Public Service Loan Forgiveness
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Nov. 17, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Act on Promised Overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to Help Military Service Members
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Nov. 5, 2021
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Tweet - "Federal COVID relief funding is helping Illinois students like those at @IllinoisCentral get through these difficult times with less student loan debt."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 14, 2021
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Rep. Casten Visits Benedictine University to discuss direct relief for local students under American Rescue Plan
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Rep. Sean Casten
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| Aug. 5, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - King Seeking Debt Relief for Permanently Disabled Americans With Student Loans in Bipartisan Effort
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| Aug. 3, 2021
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Durbin Delivers Opening Statement At Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Student Loan Bankruptcy
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 3, 2021
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Durbin, Cornyn Introduce New, Bipartisan Bill To Allow Federal Student Loan Borrowers To Discharge Loans In Bankruptcy
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 3, 2021
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Before Judiciary Committee Hearing On Student Loans, Durbin Meets With Illinois Attorney General Raoul
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 3, 2021
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Durbin Questions Witnesses At Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On Student Loan Bankruptcy Reform
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 3, 2021
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Tweet - "45 million Americans carry student loan debt. 8 million are over the age of 50. These loans can stay with you for life. But it doesn't have to be this way. We can give struggling borrowers relief through bankruptcy. We can give them the fresh start they need."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 2, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education - Durbin, Warren, Brown Urge Department Of Ed To Protect Students During Closure Of Fradulent Center For Excellence In Higher Education Schools
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 2, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Representatives Robin Kelly, Donald McEachin, Yvette Clarke, Danny Davis Write Letter in Support of PBI Grant Applications
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| July 22, 2021
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Durbin, Duckworth, Hirono, Booker Introduce Bill To Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness To Adjunct Professors
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 9, 2021
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Durbin Statement On Department Of Education Approving 1,600 Borrower Defense Claims For Former Westwood College Students
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 9, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senatory Murray Urges Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 8, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senator Hassan, Colleagues Urge Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 8, 2021
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Durbin, Murray, Colleagues Submit Public Comment On Rulemaking To Department Of Education, Urge Accountability Of For-Profit Colleges
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 6, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Durbin, Democrats Urge Education Department To Expand Debt Relief For Student Loan Borrowers
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 1, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senator Murray Urges Education Department to Expand Debt Relief for Student Loan Borrowers
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| June 24, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Duckworth, Durbin call on President Biden to extend pause on student loan payments
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| June 24, 2021
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Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Durbin, Duckworth Call On President Biden To Extend Pause On Student Loan Payments
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 23, 2021
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Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Pressley, Warren, Schumer, Courtney Lead Call Urging Biden to Extend Pause on Student Loan Payments
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Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
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| June 22, 2021
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Durbin Talks For-Profit Colleges, Student Debt With Federal Student Aid COO
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 18, 2021
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Tweet - "Thanks to @usedgov, 535 more Illinois borrowers who attended #4profit ITT Tech will have a total of $16M in federal student loans discharged. Good news for these defrauded students, but there are many more who deserve relief."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 16, 2021
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Durbin Urges Secretary Of Education Cardona To Take On For-Profit Colleges And Help Struggling Student Borrowers
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 13, 2021
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Duckworth Helps Brown, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Hospital-Based Nursing Schools from Potential Funding Clawbacks During Global Pandemic
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| May 12, 2021
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Tweet - "This is the right decision--it was unnecessarily cruel for the Trump Administration to exclude undocumented and international students from pandemic relief grants. I commend @SecCardona for undoing the disastrous legacy of Betsy DeVos."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 21, 2021
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Tweet - "Today I'm asking @SecCardona to work with @KwameRaoul to provide prompt, automatic, group relief to Illinois students who were defrauded by now-defunct #4profit Westwood College."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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