Richard Durbin
Events (20)
- December 6-7, 2000: Judges Reject Lawsuits Challenging Florida Absentee Ballots 2000-12-06
- September 5, 2002: CIA Director Tenet Gives in to Senators’ Request for a National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq 2002-09-05
- September 10, 2002: Some Democrats Resist Push for Vote on Iraq Resolution Before Elections 2002-09-10
- September 25, 2002: Daschle Accuses Cheney of Politicizing Debate on Iraq War Resolution 2002-09-25
- October 11, 2002: Senate Votes Overwhelmingly to Grant Bush Power to Use Force against Iraq, Rejects Numerous Alternatives 2002-10-11
- July 2002-March 19, 2003: Intelligence Groups Refute Bush Claim of Iraqi Ties to al-Qaeda 2003-03-19
- February 3, 2005: Gonzales Confirmed as Attorney General 2005-02-03
- July 13, 2005: Bush Will Not Fire Rove over Plame Wilson Leak 2005-07-13
- March 12, 2006 and After: Democratic Senator Says He Wants to Censure President over Domestic Surveillance Program, Motion Thwarted by Republican and Democratic Leadership 2006-03-12
- September 29, 2006: Democratic Lawmakers Call for Investigations into Whether Bush Appointees Suppressed Climate Change Data 2006-09-29
- May 16, 2007: Senators Accuse Gonzales of Misrepresenting Debate Over NSA Wiretapping Program 2007-05-16
- October 16, 2007: Democrats Urge Bush to Withdraw Bradbury From Consideration as Office of Legal Counsel Chief 2007-10-16
- December 6, 2007: CIA Pre-empts New York Times Article and Admits Destroying Videos of Detainee Interrogations; Political Outcry Follows 2007-12-06
- February 5, 2008: Intelligence Officials Admit US Waterboarded Three Detainees 2008-02-05
- May 15-16, 2008: Bush Accuses Obama, Democrats of Favoring ‘Appeasement’ of Terrorists While Speaking to Israeli Knesset, Fierce Criticism Ensues 2008-05-15
- February 22, 2009: Justice Department Investigation Finds OLC Opinions Unacceptably Deficient 2009-02-22
- April 30, 2009: Foreclosure Amendment Defeated in Senate 2009-04-30
- August 3, 2009: Democratic Senator Urges Fellow Democrats Not to ‘Fall for’ Anti-Reform ‘Sucker Punch’ 2009-08-03
- September 9-10, 2009: Republican Apologizes for Shouting at President during Joint Congressional Address, Uses Outburst to Raise Campaign Money 2009-09-09
- November 1, 2011: Democratic Senators Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Regulate Campaign Finance 2011-11-01