Durbin: Shutdown deal remains elusive because Trump "doesn't care"
The Illinois Democrat added that the president will face a legal battle if he declares a national emergency to build a border wall
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The Illinois Democrat added that the president will face a legal battle if he declares a national emergency to build a border wall
The following is a transcript of the interview with Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois that aired Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, on "Face the Nation"
Democratic congressional aides expressed skepticism about the briefing, saying the agenda for the session is unclear
The Illinois Democrat said Kavanaugh doesn't have the temperament to sit on the nation's highest court
Several Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to Republicans suggesting that previous FBI investigations of Brett Kavanaugh may have found information on inappropriate behavior
Senator says it's "naive" to believe that "politics are not part of the equation" after a sex-crimes prosecutor was tapped to question Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser
"If the Republican party is going to have a future, especially in places like the southwest of our nation, we better be attentive to the needs of immigration," said Durbin
The following is a transcript of the interview with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, that aired Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, on "Face the Nation"
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"There's been a consistent failure by the Republican leadership in Congress to deal with these critical issues," said Durbin on Sunday
Durbin joined us Sunday to discuss the shutdown, who he thinks is to blame and what the prospects for a deal look like
Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was in the room when Trump reportedly used the phrase "sh*thole countries," but she told senators she didn't remember or didn't hear him use the profanity
When asked if he regrets revealing Trump's comments, Sen. Dick Durbin responded, "No, I don't"
Trump was meeting Sunday to discuss a new DACA deal when he was asked about the disparaging remark
"It was hurtful, it's harmful, it shouldn't have been said, but let's move on," Sen. Joe Manchin said about Trump's immigration comments
"I didn't hear it, and I was sitting no further away from Donald Trump than Dick Durbin was," Sen. Tom Cotton said Sunday
Seven lawmakers were meeting with the president in the Oval Office about a bipartisan immigration proposal
"It was just a painful moment when we made a decision," said Durbin of Sen. Al Franken stepping down
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Dick Durbin said Wednesday that Senate Democrats are evaluating possible procedural moves