...weekend that progress is possible."I can tell you that the fiscal cliff is focusing the mind," said Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin, a Democrat, said on CNN's "State of the Union." He said he had heard from Republicans "the beginning of a...
...for passage. Seventeen Republicans voted for the amendment; 10 Democrats voted against it.The measure from Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., would force credit card companies to charge businesses less for debit card transactions than for credit...
...consumption of oil ... we have to do something about the fuel efficiency of the cars and trucks we drive," Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., argues. The energy bill now before the Senate does nothing to curb gas guzzlers on the highway, said...
...resulting in thousands of autoworkers to lose their jobs and forcing consumers to buy smaller, less safe vehicles. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., called such claims a red herring and said his amendment, directing new cars achieved a fleet average...
...the Fed's rules needed 60 votes to prevail but fell six votes short, 54-45. That delivered a victory for Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., the Senate's No. 2 Democrat, who muscled the provision into last year's financial overhaul law...
...and to mandate manufacturers' reporting of customers' side effects, just like medication makers must. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., has introduced legislation for side-effect reporting; support is uncertain. The $19 billion dietary...
...ago, lawmakers said Wednesday the request would be granted now. "That debate is over at this point," said Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill. "If we can't protect our national security, how can we protect Social Security?" Sen. Orrin Hatch...
...cases no matter how high their value. The Senate bill, sponsored by Sens. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., also would impose tough new fines for abuses by creditors who try to intimidate or harass consumers...
...be encouraging more personal responsibility, this is absolutely unacceptable," he said. Mr. Grassley and Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., proposed a measure Tuesday to reshape the bankruptcy laws, including tough new fines for abuse by creditors...
...re-election in a GOP-leaning state next year, was a leader of the effort to block the cap on fees, while Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois, the Senate's No. 2 Democratic leader, was its leading foe.Durbin, author of the provision in...
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