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Durbin Statement On Senate Rejecting Republican Messaging Bills

September 30, 2026

Durbin Statement On Senate Rejecting Republican Messaging Bills

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement regarding the Senate rejecting Republicans' Ratepayer Protection Act and Stop Insider Trading Act:

"In a last-minute gasp before the midterm election, Senate Republicans were hoping to pass a meaningless bill that does nothing to rein in data centers and a voter suppression bill masquerading as an inadequate congressional stock trading ban. Americans need real action, not Republican messaging."

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