You know, the purpose of reconciliation is to avoid the filibuster. The filibuster is an effort to talk something to death.

- Dick Durbin

And the banks - hard to believe in a time when we're facing a banking crisis that many of the banks created - are still the most powerful lobby on Ca…

- Dick Durbin

We have a long way to go, some tough issues ahead of us, and I'm sure there will be some obstacles in the path ... But the good faith effort that's b…

- Dick Durbin

Illinois Senator Paul Simon, once said "The test for a Supreme Court nominee is not where he stands on any one specific issue. The test is this: Will…

- Dick Durbin

Our party is a diverse one, as is my home state of Illinois.

- Dick Durbin

The Supreme Court is the last refuge in America for our rights and liberties.

- Dick Durbin

If you're not comfortable with delay, frustration and impatience, get out of the Senate. It's the nature of the institution, but I think we've taken …

- Dick Durbin

It simply isn't fair for senators to cut to the front of the line when seniors around the country have been forced to wait for hours to get a flu sho…

- Dick Durbin

If we do nothing, as the Republicans suggest, we're going to see health care costs reach a point where small businesses can't afford it and families …

- Dick Durbin