Durbin criticizes the SAVE America Act, claiming it imposes unnecessary voting restrictions and threatens citizens' right to vote.
Quiver AI Summary
Senator Durbin criticizes the SAVE America Act: U.S. Senator Dick Durbin denounced the SAVE America Act on the Senate floor, stating it would create barriers to voting by requiring documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration, impacting millions of eligible Americans. He emphasized that the bill would successfully disenfranchise countless voters.
Claims of voter fraud addressed: In his remarks, Durbin countered the argument of widespread noncitizen voting, pointing out that existing federal laws prohibit such actions. He highlighted the rarity of voter fraud, citing only 77 instances recorded over 24 years as evidence that current laws are sufficient.
Durbin calls for rejection of the bill: Durbin argued that the SAVE America Act would complicate the voting process unnecessarily, imposing financial burdens like passport fees as a "poll tax." He concluded that to protect voting rights, Congress should reject this legislation aimed at restricting access to voting.
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Richard J. Durbin Fundraising
Richard J. Durbin recently disclosed $0 of fundraising in a Q4 FEC disclosure filed on January 30th, 2026. This was the 1933rd most from all Q4 reports we have seen this year. nan% came from individual donors.
Durbin disclosed $57.7K of spending. This was the 961st most from all Q4 reports we have seen from politicians so far this year.
Durbin disclosed $1.1M of cash on hand at the end of the filing period. This was the 346th most from all Q4 reports we have seen this year.
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Richard J. Durbin Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Richard J. Durbin:
- S.4157: A bill to prohibit bailouts of digital asset market participants, and for other purposes.
- S.4153: A bill to phase out production of nonessential uses of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, to prohibit releases of all perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.
- S.4104: A bill to direct the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics to establish a database with respect to corporate offenses, and for other purposes.
- S.4092: A bill to amend the Social Security Act to prohibit the Social Security Trust Funds from investing in cryptocurrency.
- S.4056: A bill to establish the Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Committee and to facilitate the disclosure and reporting of information regarding complaints and investigations related to proprietary institutions of higher education eligible to receive Federal education assistance.
- S.4008: Promoting Dental Health Act
You can track bills proposed by Richard J. Durbin on Quiver Quantitative's politician page for Durbin.
2026 Illinois US Senate Election
There has been approximately $66,887,599 of spending in Illinois US Senate elections over the last two years, per our estimates.
Approximately $24,893,269 of this has been from outside spending by PACs and Super PACs. Some of the groups who are spending money in this race include:
- ILLINOIS FUTURE PAC ($12,534,766)
- FAIRSHAKE ($9,866,095)
- THE IMPACT FUND ($1,175,000)
- PROGRESSIVE VALUES ILLINOIS ($593,177)
- PROTECT PROGRESS ($434,836)
The rating for this race is currently "Solid D".
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