Senator Dick Durbin discussed economic challenges with the Illinois Farm Bureau amidst rising costs and policy issues affecting farmers.
Quiver AI Summary
Senator Durbin discusses farm economy: U.S. Senator Dick Durbin met with the Illinois Farm Bureau to address challenges in the farm economy influenced by rising diesel and fertilizer prices amid military conflict in Iran. Topics included the need for improved transportation infrastructure, market expansion, and the delay of the five-year Farm Bill process.
Senator's comments on policy impact: Durbin expressed concern over current agricultural policies, stating, “I have never seen current policy issues in Washington come together like this against farmers.” He emphasized the importance of restoring common sense to support the farming community.
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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.
You can see the disclosure here, or track Richard J. Durbin's fundraising on Quiver Quantitative.
Richard J. Durbin Bill Proposals
Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Richard J. Durbin:
- 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: A bill to reauthorize programs relating to oral health promotion and disease prevention.
- S.3960: Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act of 2026
- S.3959: Smarter Sentencing Act of 2026
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".
You can track this election on our matchup page for the 2026 Illinois US Senate election.
