Durbin's run at Judiciary Committee focused on immigration, judges - Roll Call

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : For more than a decade he held hearings or introduced legislation to reduce mandatory minimums and change federal sentencing laws.
52% : Over the course of his career, Durbin played a leading role in shaping Democratic immigration policy, Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council posted on social media.
39% : They became known as "Dreamers" after the legislation he and the late Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch filed called the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or DREAM Act.
30% : Rachel Rossi, who previously served as counsel for Durbin, said she saw the senator express firm opposition to first-term Trump judicial nominees, while also working closely with Grassley to advance landmark criminal justice reform.

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