WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:

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Durbin Statement On Trump Firing Kristi Noem

U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after President Donald Trump fired Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and announced U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as his preferred replacement: