WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement following Congress's vote to uphold the results of November's presidential election: "When my Army buddies and I raised our right hands and vowed to protect and defend the Constitution, we didn't qualify our oaths by saying we'd follow orders only when the Commander-in-Chief was someone whose election we were happy with. Just like when every M  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2025: SPRINGFIELD - On the fourth anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement on certifying the 2024 presidential election and ensuring that an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol does not happen again: "Tod  more