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An Interview With US Sen. Dick Durbin

The senior senator from Illinois on getting President Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan passed.

Aired 02/03/2021 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

An Interview With US Sen. Dick Durbin

Clip: 2/3/2021 | 11m 9sVideo has Closed Captions

The senior senator from Illinois on getting President Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan passed.

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had a “Casablanca” moment when he complained Tuesday that Democrats had “chosen a totally partisan path” in trying to speed President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief plan through Congress.

Aired 02/03/2021 | Rating NR

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