Durbin, no. 2 Senate Democrat, to retire after 44 years in Congress - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : There comes a point where you have to face reality that this is the time to leave for me." "In my heart," the senator said in a video announcing his decision, "I know it's time to pass the torch.
57% : He was among the first to push for a path to citizenship for some immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, a group that came to be known as Dreamers, that became the focal point of successive failed efforts to overhaul immigration laws.
30% : Durbin also brushed aside suggestions that he abandon the committee's so-called blue slip tradition, which gives senators veto power over judiciary and law enforcement picks for their states, a lever that Democrats are now employing to thwart Trump.

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