Richard Durbin

8 Ways The Government Is Grappling With Student Loans

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Richard Cordray, Federal Student Loans, Student Debt, Ryan Budget, Dick Durbin, Bankruptcy Reform, John Kline, Student Loans, House Education and Workforce Committee, House Education Committee, Richard Durbin, Student Loan Rates, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Senate Education, Tim Bishop, Slidepollajax, Pell Grants, Virginia Foxx, Paul Ryan, College News

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) thinks Congress should change the law to allow borrowers to have their debt from private student loans wiped clean when fili...

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Senator Endorses Change To Filibuster Rule

Wilmette-Kenilworth-Patch | Steve Sadin | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: U.S. Senate Filibuster, Richard Durbin, Jan Schakowsky, Illinois Democrats, Senate Republicans, New Trier Democratic Organization, Filibuster, American Jobs Act, Senate Democrats, Senate Filbuster Rule, Barack Obama, Politics News

Frustrated with Senate Republicans blocking a majority of 51 senators from passing President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act, Sen. Richard Durbin (...

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Elise Foley

Democratic Leaders: Jobs Plan Will Receive Support From Caucus

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Chuck Schumer, Richard Durbin, White House, Mark Begich, Oil Subsidies, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Jobs, Jobs Plan, American Jobs Act, Senate Democrats, David Plouffe, Obama Jobs Plan, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Hours after it was reported that Democrats were abandoning a jobs bill before it was introduced, party leadership insisted that Democrat...

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Elise Foley

Facing Deportation, DREAM Act Students Push For Deferred Action

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 10.03.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is quietly halting some deportations of undocumented young people, after a memo in June that directed immigrati...

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Elise Foley

Durbin: Debt Deal Will Be The Death Of Keynesian Economics

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Keynesian Economics, Richard Durbin, Deficit, Debt, Debt Ceiling, Stimulus Spending, John Maynard Keynes, Spending Cuts, Debt Limit, Debt Deal, Dick Durbin, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Republicans are killing Keynesian economics with their attempt to cut spending as the economy rebounds from a recession, Senate Majo...

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Elise Foley

Undocumented Journalist And Students Push Obama To Halt Deportations

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 08.29.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Undocumented journalist Jose Antonio Vargas and other young people without legal status called on Wednesday for the president to stop de...

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Dem Senator Discusses Bill To Limit Infrastructure Privatization

Posted 08.22.2011

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Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) appeared on MSNBC's "The Dylan Ratigan Show" Tuesday to discuss his recently introduced legislation designed to discourage s...

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Elise Foley

Jon Tester Faces Opposition From Montana Voters On Swipe Fees

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Richard Durbin, Swipe Fees, Jon Tester Swipe Fees, Jon Tester, Wall Street, Lobbying, Durbin Swipe Fees, Dick Durbin, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- As the Senate prepares to vote Wednesday on Jon Tester's amendment to delay swipe fee reforms, the junior senator from Montana faces div...

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GOP, Stirring a Lethal Brew

James Zogby | Posted 06.02.2011

Read More: Islam, Senate Judiciary Committee, Religious Freedom, Murfreesboro Mosque, Park 51, Jon Kyl, Civil Rights, Islamophobia, Richard Durbin, John Hagee, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, Herman Cain, Tim Pawlenty, Muslim, Newt Gingrich, Gop 2012, Gop 2012 Candidates, Politics News
James Zogby

GOP 2012 presidential aspirants, courting their party's religious fundamentalist base are making truly outrageous comments about Islam and Muslims.

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Lucia Graves

Senate Majority Whip Warms To Obama's Tax Compromise, Thursday Deal Possible

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), a close ally of President Obama, hinted Congress may be close to a deal on extending Bush-era...

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The GOP's Latino Suicide Watch

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Latino, Illegals, Congress, Political Parties, Mitch McConnell, Political Suicide, Latin America, Hispanic, Immigrants, Obama, Lame Duck, Reid, 2012, Elections, Politics, Education, College, DREAM Act, Gop, Nativists, Immigration Democrats, Undocumented Workers, Republicans, Kay Bailey Hutchison Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Bob Bennett, Richard Durbin, Susan Collins, Sam Brownback, Orrin Hatch, Politics News
Fernando Espuelas

Republicans, you have been warned. The future of your party is at stake. Your unrelenting attacks against American Latinos are the path to ruin.

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Lucia Graves

Sweeping Food-Safety Bill Backed By Unlikely Coalition

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richard Durbin, Senator Jon Tester, Senator Richard Durbin, Food Regulation, Food Safety, Food Safety Bill, Jon Tester, Food Recall, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Food Safety Modernization Act, which would vastly improve the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ability to ensure the nation's foo...

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The Last Helicopter from Capitol Hill

Pat Choate | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lame Duck Session, Republican Party, Unemployment Benefits, Richard Durbin, Drug Patents, Politics News
Pat Choate

The last time the Democrats had control of both Houses of Congress and the Presidency was in 1995 and it may be at least that long before they win the...

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Broken Washington: The Cases of Zogby and the Brookings Institute

Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Centcom, Lebanon, Lobbyists, Hezbollah, Washington DC, Democracy, Bashar Assad, Zogby International, Ray Lahood, Arab Americans, Richard Durbin, James Zogby, Chatham House, Egypt, Arab, Martin Indyk, Freedom, Doha, Israel, Al Jazeera, Brookings Institution, Syria, Foreign Policy, Think Tanks, World News
Hussain Abdul-Hussain

But when it comes to foreign policy, Obama deserves a big bold F. Stories of Washington's self-proclaimed experts and think tanks for hire might give us some clues.

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Highest-Ranking Senator on Debt Commission Heeds Warning From 300 Economists. Will Anyone Else?

Bill Scher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jobs, Deficit Commission, Debt Commission, Richard Durbin, Senator Richard Durbin, Deficit Reduction, Unemployment, Politics News
Bill Scher

300 economists warned Washington of the "grave danger" that a "premature focus on deficit reduction could slow growth and increase unemployment." Someone got the message.

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New Senate Rules Hit Card 'Interchange Fees' - And Shopping Could Become Cheaper

AP | By JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richard Durbin, Interchange Fees, The Financial Fix, Debit Cards, Financial Reform, Credit Card Fees, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Striking at a lucrative bank business, the Senate on Thursday voted to force credit card companies to reduce fees for debit card transac...

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It's Alive! (A Wall Street Bonus Tax, that is)

Ben Protess | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richard Durbin, Barbara Boxer, Freddie Mac, Bonus Tax, The Financial Fix, Banks, Wall Street Bonuses, Charles Scumer, Tim Geithner, Fannie Mae, Jim Webb, Wall Street Pay, Geithner, Business News
Ben Protess

Remember that Wall Street bonus tax that a couple Senate Democrats unsuccessfully floated this month? It's not dead yet. As we recently reported, the...

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Federal Audit, Lawmakers Spotlight Puppy Mill Problems

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iowa, Animal Cruelty, Inspector General, Animal Welfare Act, Bill Young, Sam Farr, Jim Gerlach, Tom Vilsack, Petland, Legislation, Richard Durbin, Lois Capps, Pet Stores, Puppy Mills, Puppies, Missouri, Oklahoma, Usda, David Vitter, Politics News
Wayne Pacelle

There's long overdue action on the issue of puppy mills, and the issue got some much-needed attention yesterday from the federal government. Sens. Ric...

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Senate Committee Hearing on Ethics Report Disappoints

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: September 11, Department of Justice, Richard Durbin, Jay Bybee, Doj, Patrick Leahy, Counterterrorism, Terrorism, Gary Grindler, Christmas Day Bombing, John Yoo, 9-11, Patrick Philbin, Eric Holder, Torture Memos, John Cornyn, Abdulmutallab, Politics News
Daphne Eviatar

For anyone hoping the Justice Department would commit to further investigations that the White House instructed its lawyers to find legal justifications for torture, today was a disappointment.

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Remember the OPR Report?

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jay Bybee, Richard Durbin, Barack Obama, Doj, Justice Department, Office of Professional Responsibility, Eric Holder, John Yoo, Sheldon Whitehouse, Steven Bradbury, Torture Memos, Torture, Politics News
Daphne Eviatar

The longer the administration hems and haws and tinkers with the ethics report before releasing it, the more the stain of the past administration's transgressions becomes its own.

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Alexi Giannoulias: Dick Durbin To Head Alexi's Senate Campaign

Posted 05.25.2011

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Alexi Giannoulias has found a powerful ally to serve as the chairman of his campaign. Senator Dick Durbin, Illinois's other senator and the second-ra...

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Patriot Act Redux

James Zogby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richard Durbin, Civil Liberties, Patriot Act, Amy Klobuchar, Senate Judiciary Committee, Patriot Act Civil Liberties, Politics News
James Zogby

Civil libertarians of the right and left urged the Senate not to reauthorize the three provisions of the Patriot Act without providing new restraints on law enforcement and adequate protections.

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The American Bankers Association's 15 Minutes of Fame in Chicago

Dean Baker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Banks, Too Big to Fail, Bailouts, Fdic, Richard Durbin, American Bankers Association, Chicago, Aba, Sheila Bair, Business News
Dean Baker

Like termites, the American Bankers Association does most of its damage in the dark. But the ABA is getting a brief period in the limelight this week as a result of the Showdown in Chicago.

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Let's Make a Deal: Beltway Edition

Michael Winship | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richard Durbin, American Banking Association, Cap and Trade, Politics, Insttitute for Policy Studies, President Obama, Mortgage Crisis, Banks, Bank Bailout, US Chamber of Commerce, Cramdown, Campaign Finance, Business News
Michael Winship

While executives are dancing with your dollars, the foreclosures they helped to bring on continue to rise. Many banks are dragging their feet, enjoying the bailout bucks but failing to spread them around.

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Durbin Sold Stocks Just As Market Plunged

bloomberg.com | James Rowley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Berkshire Hathaway, Richard Durbin, Tim Geithner, Dick Durbin, Warren Buffett, Henry Paulson, Business News

June 13 (Bloomberg) -- The Senate's No. 2 Democrat, Dick Durbin, sold more than $115,000 worth of stocks and mutual-fund shares as U.S. stock markets ...

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