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Richard Durbin

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via: Newsmax

Top Democrats Weigh Boycott of Trump's State of the Union

Senate Democrat Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois said that virtually everyone is thinking about it, underscoring the internal debate, while Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., described his own plans as undecided.

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via: Spokane Spokesman-Review

U.S. senators from Connecticut leading legislation to revamp background checks on gun sales nationwide

Democratic U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal are leading a bill to expand federal background checks to all gun sales made in the United States, officials said. The legislation, called the Background Check Expansion Act, is being reintroduced by a bipartisan group of 45 senators including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois. The bill would require background checks for the sale or transfer of all firearms. Currently, unlicensed or private sellers are not required to conduct a background check prior to transferring a firearm, lawmakers say.