WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Delivers Opening Statement In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing For President-Elect Trump's Pick To Be Attorney General, Pam Bondi January 15, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during the Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearing for Pam Bondi, President-elect Tru  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions President-Elect Trump's Pick To Be Attorney General, Pam Bondi, On The Dangers Of Kash Patel's Comments On QAnon, Violence Against Our Capitol Police Officers On January 6 January 15, 2025 Bondi failed to reject President Trump's "blanket pardons" statement on the insurrectionists who attacked our Capitol police officers on January 6 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions President-Elect Trump's Pick To Be Attorney General, Pam Bondi, On Whether She Accepts The 2020 Elections Results, If She Will Be Loyal To The Constitution Over Trump January 15, 2025 In her responses, Bondi refused to explicitly acknowledge Donald Trump lost the 2020 election WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciar  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Statement On Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal And Hostage Release January 15, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after reports that Israel and Hamas agreed to a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, as well as surge humanitarian aid to the enclave: "After 15 months and thousands  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Election Denier Pam Bondi Won't Protect Our Sacred Right To Vote January 15, 2025 WATCH : Pam Bondi Peddling 2020 Election Lies, Falsely Declares Pennsylvania for Trump Bondi: "We are not going anywhere until they declare we won Pennsylvania... we are thrilled to have won Pennsylvania." Pam Bondi passed Donald Trump's loyalty test in plenty of ways, including her early and active role in   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Loyalty Above All Else: Pam Bondi Passed Donald Trump's Loyalty Test To Weaponize the Justice Department January 15, 2025 WATCH : Pam Bondi Calls for Prosecution of Political Enemies Bondi: "The prosecutors will be prosecuted... the investigators will be investigated." Donald Trump values one thing above all else in an Attorney General: loyalty. He said so himself at the swearing-in of hi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Pam Bondi Associates With Extremists January 15, 2025 Pam Bondi has a history of surrounding herself with many troubling individuals who have either been accused of various criminal wrongdoings or have made extreme statements disparaging opponents of Donald Trump, Democratic Party members, and Jewish people. Matt Schlapp was accused of groping a Republican campaign staffer without consent,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Pam Bondi Would Oversee Enforcement Of Federal Civil Rights Law. Her Record Is Unreliable And Inconsistent January 15, 2025 WATCH : Pam Bondi Equates LGBTQ+ Identity to "Bringing a Heroin Needle to School" Pam Bondi's record on protecting civil rights is inconsistent and unreliable. Americans deserve an Attorney General that will enforce federal civil rights law, including the Civil Rights   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Pam Bondi's Extensive Lobbying For Wealthy Special Interest And Foreign Governments Poses Serious Conflicts Of Interest January 15, 2025 Pam Bondi is a registered lobbyist with the Washington, D.C.-based firm Ballard Partners and has represented wealthy special interests and foreign governments, presenting serious potential conflicts of interest if she is confirmed as Attorney General. When p  more