Durbin, Senate's No. 2 Democrat, won't seek reelection in 2026 | Jefferson City News-Tribune

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : But in my heart I know it's time to pass the torch.
60% : In the early 2000s, he introduced the DREAM Act, which would give immigrants in the U.S. illegally who grew up in the country a pathway toward U.S. citizenship.
60% : With Republican and Democratic co-sponsors, Durbin pushed the First Step Act, which Trump signed into law in 2018.
55% : (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., with ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, swears in Assistant Attorney General for National Security Division Matthew Olsen and Executive Assistant Director, National Security Branch of the FBI Jill Sanborn during the committee hearing to examine the domestic terrorism threat one year after January 6, on Capitol Hill, Feb. 10, 2022, in Washington.
44% : Obama responded with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, which has covered about 830,000 immigrants, according to Durbin's office.

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