Dick Durbin
Liberal
Democrat
Senator
Illinois
Current Position: Senator from Illinois
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For expanded Amtrak funding and support
Business & Labor
- For major tobacco regulation including airline smoking bans and FDA oversight of tobacco industry
Environment
- For protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from development
Civil Rights
- For abortion rights; reversed early anti-abortion position and now supports maintaining access to abortion including Medicaid funding and opposes restrictions
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For reinstating the Fairness Doctrine in broadcasting
- For public campaign financing through Fair Elections Now Act providing public funds to candidates who limit donations to $100 or less
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For the DREAM Act providing path to conditional permanent residency for certain undocumented students brought to U.S. as children
- Against the Trump administration family separation policy
- For a two-state solution in Israel-Palestine conflict and against Israeli annexation of West Bank
- Against applying human rights provisions of Foreign Assistance Act to U.S. aid to Israel's military
Public Safety
- For comprehensive gun control including national assault weapon ban and expanded background checks for all firearms sales and transfers
- For the First Step Act expanding early-release programs and reducing mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders