@RonFilipkowski 1).
„Over his long Senate tenure under five presidents, Dick Durbin has left a lasting mark.
When Democrats controlled the Senate and Democrat Joe Biden was in the White House, Durbin chaired the influential Senate Judiciary Committee.
„Over his long Senate tenure under five presidents, Dick Durbin has left a lasting mark.
When Democrats controlled the Senate and Democrat Joe Biden was in the White House, Durbin chaired the influential Senate Judiciary Committee.
@RonFilipkowski 2).
There, he steered the confirmation of 235 Biden-appointed judges to lifetime spots on the federal bench. Among them was Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s high court.
There, he steered the confirmation of 235 Biden-appointed judges to lifetime spots on the federal bench. Among them was Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s high court.
@RonFilipkowski 3).
As a congressman, Durbin delivered a pivotal legislative victory in ridding public places of smoking.
As a congressman, Durbin delivered a pivotal legislative victory in ridding public places of smoking.
@RonFilipkowski 4).
He wrote the federal law in 1987 that ended smoking on airplanes, which later paved the way for smoking prohibitions in bars and restaurants, workplaces, public buildings and hospitals. Smoking-related deaths subsequently plummeted.”
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He wrote the federal law in 1987 that ended smoking on airplanes, which later paved the way for smoking prohibitions in bars and restaurants, workplaces, public buildings and hospitals. Smoking-related deaths subsequently plummeted.”
@Suntimes archive.ph/sJhGY
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