{"id":1211683355953160200,"conversation_id":"1211683355953160193","created_at":1577722798000,"date":"2019-12-30","time":"16:19:58","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The anti-Semitic attack in New York is a horrifying tragedy and part of a disturbing trend that must be addressed immediately. Congress must stand in solidarity with the Jewish community to fight the rise in anti-Semitism that is currently taking place across the United States.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":23,"retweets_count":51,"likes_count":253,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1211683355953160193","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1207790938023743500,"conversation_id":"1207790938023743490","created_at":1576794773000,"date":"2019-12-19","time":"22:32:53","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Last year, I heard from Nauvoo, IL EMS officials about financial challenges they face in maintaining life-saving operations in rural IL. That's why I worked to pass the SIREN Act to create a grant to fund training, hiring, & equipment needs of rural fire & EMS agencies.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":12,"retweets_count":11,"likes_count":75,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1207790938023743490","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1207373597960003600,"conversation_id":"1207373556935467013","created_at":1576695272000,"date":"2019-12-18","time":"18:54:32","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"I have long argued that raising the tobacco age should be coupled with provisions to ban kid-friendly e-cig flavors like gummy bear, cotton candy, & sugar cookie. Sadly, the GOP-controlled Senate has consistently sided with Big Tobacco and fought efforts to address youth vaping.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":38,"retweets_count":20,"likes_count":70,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1207373597960003589","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1207086776646611000,"conversation_id":"1207086774490718209","created_at":1576626888000,"date":"2019-12-17","time":"23:54:48","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"In particular, I appreciate the extension of Arsenal lease authorities to continue to allow private tenants to work closely on base—like at Rock Island Arsenal in IL—& the simplification of a foolishly complex process to ensure that veterans receive their due honorary promotions.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":4,"likes_count":26,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1207086776646610944","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1206735114601992200,"conversation_id":"1206735114601992192","created_at":1576543046000,"date":"2019-12-17","time":"00:37:26","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"While most overseas medical schools must meet minimum standards to receive U.S. student aid dollars, there is a loophole exempting a small number of for-profit institutions. These Caribbean medical schools leave students with massive debt & less chance of ever becoming a doctor.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":20,"retweets_count":45,"likes_count":125,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1206735114601992192","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1206644432071807000,"conversation_id":"1206644429198708739","created_at":1576521425000,"date":"2019-12-16","time":"18:37:05","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The Family Medical Leave Modernization Act will make important updates to the definition of family to ensure a broader range of caregiving relationships are covered by FMLA’s protections.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":13,"likes_count":49,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1206644432071806982","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1206302454134050800,"conversation_id":"1206302454134050816","created_at":1576439891000,"date":"2019-12-15","time":"19:58:11","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Senators McConnell and Graham want no evidence, no witnesses, no real trial on impeachment. Will four Republican Senators stand up to this hurry-up Senate strategy? A respectable place in history is more important than anyone’s tee time.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":275,"retweets_count":902,"likes_count":3382,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1206302454134050816","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1205911647375822800,"conversation_id":"1205911645156978688","created_at":1576346716000,"date":"2019-12-14","time":"18:05:16","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The House of Representatives has stepped up and passed a bipartisan background check bill. The Senate should vote on it. We must never forget the victims of Sandy Hook & we must address the gun violence that continues to harm our nation.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":24,"retweets_count":57,"likes_count":208,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1205911647375822860","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1205911645156978700,"conversation_id":"1205911645156978688","created_at":1576346715000,"date":"2019-12-14","time":"18:05:15","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Seven years ago today, 26 lives were lost in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. My heart still breaks for the victims and their families. It is almost unimaginable that such a tragic event could ever take place. And yet, what has Congress done to address gun violence?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":60,"retweets_count":136,"likes_count":571,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1205911645156978688","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1205617678498615300,"conversation_id":"1205617674962767872","created_at":1576276628000,"date":"2019-12-13","time":"22:37:08","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The PREVENT Act will create a new federal grant program to provide states and schools with funding to prevent and reduce youth e-cigarette use. Money can be used for education campaigns, hiring and training personnel, or providing students with needed cessation support.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":10,"retweets_count":14,"likes_count":49,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1205617678498615297","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1205228961548112000,"conversation_id":"1205228957269925888","created_at":1576183951000,"date":"2019-12-12","time":"20:52:31","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Secretary DeVos must stop stonewalling. Defrauded students like Keishana deserve this much-needed relief to which they are entitled under the law. It's disappointing that our Secretary of Education continues to side with #4profit colleges over the students they stole from.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":46,"likes_count":143,"hashtags":["#4profit"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1205228961548111872","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1205210002908209200,"conversation_id":"1205210002908209153","created_at":1576179431000,"date":"2019-12-12","time":"19:37:11","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Last year, we passed the #FirstStepAct—one of the most important criminal justice reforms in a generation. But BOP's misinterpretation of the Elderly Offender Pilot Program has elderly offenders spending additional time behind bars despite being eligible for home confinement.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":9,"retweets_count":11,"likes_count":47,"hashtags":["#firststepact"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1205210002908209153","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1205176774759473200,"conversation_id":"1205176773236932608","created_at":1576171508000,"date":"2019-12-12","time":"17:25:08","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"However, I do not blame Dr. Hahn—the nominee to serve as the next FDA Commissioner—for this Administration’s failures to date. In all of my conversations with Dr. Hahn, he has seemed sincere in his commitment to address the youth vaping epidemic.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":9,"likes_count":32,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1205176774759473153","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1205176773236932600,"conversation_id":"1205176773236932608","created_at":1576171508000,"date":"2019-12-12","time":"17:25:08","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"We are in the midst of a vaping epidemic that has hooked 5 MILLION kids—an increase of 135% over the past 2 years of this presidency. It is clear that President Trump cares more about Big Tobacco’s profit margins than protecting our children from a lifetime of nicotine addiction.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":14,"retweets_count":15,"likes_count":77,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1205176773236932608","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1204881337825529900,"conversation_id":"1204881330028400647","created_at":1576101071000,"date":"2019-12-11","time":"21:51:11","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"We have seen many unqualified, unfit judicial nominees under President Trump. Lawrence VanDyke is one of the worst. It’s a shame that my Republican colleagues have chosen to rubber-stamp his confirmation.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":11,"retweets_count":59,"likes_count":164,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204881337825529856","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204881336269525000,"conversation_id":"1204881330028400647","created_at":1576101070000,"date":"2019-12-11","time":"21:51:10","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Mr. VanDyke also has a long record of attacking LGBTQ rights and a woman’s right to choose. He refused to say that he believes same-sex couples can effectively raise children. His extreme statements make him entirely unfit to serve as a judge.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":37,"likes_count":113,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204881336269524993","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204881334784725000,"conversation_id":"1204881330028400647","created_at":1576101070000,"date":"2019-12-11","time":"21:51:10","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Speaking of Montana—Mr. VanDyke only moved to Nevada, the state where he will now serve as a judge, after he failed to win office in Montana. He only became an active member of the NV bar in 2017. Why didn’t Republicans choose someone with longstanding NV ties?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3,"retweets_count":23,"likes_count":71,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204881334784725002","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204881333211799600,"conversation_id":"1204881330028400647","created_at":1576101070000,"date":"2019-12-11","time":"21:51:10","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Emails show that Mr. VanDyke has let the gun lobby shape his litigation decisions. And during his unsuccessful campaign for the Montana Supreme Court, he sought the NRA’s endorsement, saying that gun control laws are “misdirected.” He prejudged the issue.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":33,"likes_count":60,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204881333211799552","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204881331496329200,"conversation_id":"1204881330028400647","created_at":1576101069000,"date":"2019-12-11","time":"21:51:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The American Bar Association’s peer review process found Mr. VanDyke “not qualified” and described him as “arrogant, lazy, an ideologue, and lacking in knowledge of the day-to-day practice.” Americans deserve qualified, non-ideological judges with proper temperament.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":2,"retweets_count":47,"likes_count":104,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204881331496329216","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204881330028400600,"conversation_id":"1204881330028400647","created_at":1576101069000,"date":"2019-12-11","time":"21:51:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Senate Republicans are doing untold damage to our federal judiciary by rubber-stamping so many of President Trump’s radical & unqualified judicial nominees. Today, it was Lawrence VanDyke. Here is some of what we know about Mr. VanDyke:","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":50,"retweets_count":171,"likes_count":398,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204881330028400647","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204858581021069300,"conversation_id":"1204858579519447040","created_at":1576095645000,"date":"2019-12-11","time":"20:20:45","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Secretary DeVos has the power to immediately grant full relief to defrauded student borrowers. Why won’t she let these students who have been victimized by for-profit schools get on with their lives?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":19,"retweets_count":32,"likes_count":125,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204858581021069313","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204846641913749500,"conversation_id":"1204846639002914823","created_at":1576092799000,"date":"2019-12-11","time":"19:33:19","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"When it’s all said & done, in 2027 more than 80% of the benefits from the Republican tax bill will go to the top 1% of earners. And it will add $1.9 trillion to our national deficit. A real work of art from a party of so-called “fiscal conservatives.”","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":9,"retweets_count":37,"likes_count":114,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204846641913749512","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204846640693203000,"conversation_id":"1204846639002914823","created_at":1576092798000,"date":"2019-12-11","time":"19:33:18","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"We were told the Republican tax scam—which slashed the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%—would be an investment in America’s working families. Instead those same corporations announced more than $1 trillion in stock buybacks in 2018 alone. How does that help the middle class?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":9,"retweets_count":33,"likes_count":120,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204846640693202944","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204846639002914800,"conversation_id":"1204846639002914823","created_at":1576092798000,"date":"2019-12-11","time":"19:33:18","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"It’s hard to believe that it has been two years since Republicans in Congress gave out more than $1 trillion in tax cuts to billionaires and corporations, leaving middle class families behind without a second thought.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":33,"retweets_count":82,"likes_count":293,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204846639002914823","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204829169957396500,"conversation_id":"1204829169957396480","created_at":1576088633000,"date":"2019-12-11","time":"18:23:53","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Three months ago, the First Lady joined Pres. Trump in promising to get e-cig flavors out of the hands of children \"within weeks\"—flavors like gummy bear & cool mint. Rather than implementing this policy, the Trump Admin has seemingly reversed course. That is unacceptable.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":129,"retweets_count":63,"likes_count":218,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204829169957396480","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204816049981591600,"conversation_id":"1204816048521908228","created_at":1576085505000,"date":"2019-12-11","time":"17:31:45","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"I stand in solidarity with the Jewish community and renew my commitment to fight anti-Semitism and racism by passing my Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act and the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":8,"retweets_count":21,"likes_count":91,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204816049981591553","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204816048521908200,"conversation_id":"1204816048521908228","created_at":1576085505000,"date":"2019-12-11","time":"17:31:45","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The upsurge in attacks on Jewish communities in the U.S. is unacceptable. The horrific shooting in Jersey City yesterday is just the latest example. My prayers are with the victims, their families, & the brave first responders who risked their lives to protect others.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":18,"retweets_count":42,"likes_count":156,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204816048521908228","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204501354796003300,"conversation_id":"1204501354796003330","created_at":1576010476000,"date":"2019-12-10","time":"20:41:16","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"250 days ago, the House passed the Violence Against Women Act. It has been sitting on the Senate Calendar ever since, and Senate Majority Leader McConnell has refused to bring it the floor for a vote. Sadly, #VAWA is one of many such bills. What a way to waste the Senate.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":55,"retweets_count":183,"likes_count":511,"hashtags":["#vawa"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204501354796003330","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204485631470125000,"conversation_id":"1204485629297537026","created_at":1576006727000,"date":"2019-12-10","time":"19:38:47","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Mr. VanDyke has said that he believes there is “ample reason for concern that same-sex marriage will hurt families, & consequentially children and society” and refused to tell Senate Judiciary Committee members whether he believed same-sex couples can effectively raise children.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":40,"likes_count":67,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204485631470125058","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204485629297537000,"conversation_id":"1204485629297537026","created_at":1576006726000,"date":"2019-12-10","time":"19:38:46","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Tomorrow, Senate Republicans will rubber stamp Lawrence VanDyke for a lifetime appointment to serve as a 9th Circuit judge. Mr. VanDyke’s extreme statements on LGBTQ rights, women’s reproductive rights, & gun safety make him entirely unfit for this appointment. #StopVanDyke","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":34,"retweets_count":114,"likes_count":240,"hashtags":["#stopvandyke"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204485629297537026","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204469100749246500,"conversation_id":"1204469100749246464","created_at":1576002786000,"date":"2019-12-10","time":"18:33:06","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The President made a terrible decision when he pulled the U.S. out the historic Paris Climate Agreement. In the absence of White House leadership, cities and states are left to propose bold solutions & set strategies to combat the impacts of climate change.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":58,"retweets_count":88,"likes_count":376,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204469100749246464","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204407390839464000,"conversation_id":"1204407390839463937","created_at":1575988073000,"date":"2019-12-10","time":"14:27:53","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"It's clear that the Burmese military committed genocidal crimes against the Rohingya & ethnic minorities in Burma. If Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi defends these actions before the International Court of Justice, it'd be an unprecedented public excuse for violence.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":15,"retweets_count":119,"likes_count":388,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204407390839463937","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204120868097609700,"conversation_id":"1204120866658963458","created_at":1575919761000,"date":"2019-12-09","time":"19:29:21","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Mr. VanDyke holds backwards views on LGBTQ rights as well, writing in 2004 that there is “ample reason for concern that same-sex marriage will hurt families, & consequently children and society.” He is entirely unfit for this appointment & I will vote against his confirmation.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":18,"retweets_count":26,"likes_count":119,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204120868097609729","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1204120866658963500,"conversation_id":"1204120866658963458","created_at":1575919760000,"date":"2019-12-09","time":"19:29:20","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"This week, Senate R’s plan to rubber-stamp another unqualified Trump judicial nominee in Lawrence VanDyke. Mr. VanDyke was found “not qualified” by the ABA peer review process & was described as “arrogant, lazy, an ideologue, and lacking in knowledge of the day-to-day practice.”","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":54,"retweets_count":148,"likes_count":280,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1204120866658963458","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1203344692357816300,"conversation_id":"1203344692357816321","created_at":1575734706000,"date":"2019-12-07","time":"16:05:06","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Today we commemorate the 78th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and honor the heroic individuals who sacrificed their lives to protect our nation.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":21,"retweets_count":64,"likes_count":248,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1203344692357816321","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1202995468692791300,"conversation_id":"1202995468692791302","created_at":1575651444000,"date":"2019-12-06","time":"16:57:24","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The shootings in Pearl Harbor and Pensacola this week are heartbreaking. My prayers are with the victims and their families, and with all those suffering from our nation’s epidemic of gun violence.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":26,"retweets_count":27,"likes_count":130,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1202995468692791302","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1202340956277747700,"conversation_id":"1202340956277747714","created_at":1575495397000,"date":"2019-12-04","time":"21:36:37","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The biofuel industry is a crucial aspect of rural economies across the US. But the Trump Administration’s failure to uphold the Renewable Fuel Standard has led to the closure or idling of more than 35 ethanol & biodiesel plants, killing jobs and hurting rural Americans.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":10,"retweets_count":22,"likes_count":63,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1202340956277747714","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1202328856486727700,"conversation_id":"1202328854846746627","created_at":1575492512000,"date":"2019-12-04","time":"20:48:32","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Last month, Mr. Johnson & Mr. Jones came to Washington to attend a Senate hearing on the First Step Act where I spoke. Their ongoing efforts are essential to making sure that the First Step Act is implemented fairly & correctly.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":4,"retweets_count":11,"likes_count":17,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1202328856486727680","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1201934233649983500,"conversation_id":"1201934232173633541","created_at":1575398426000,"date":"2019-12-03","time":"18:40:26","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"I’m joining more than 190 Senate & House Dems in filing an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in this case to make our position known & stand up for a woman’s constitutional right to choose.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":11,"retweets_count":26,"likes_count":145,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1201934233649983489","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1201900915919327200,"conversation_id":"1201900915919327232","created_at":1575390483000,"date":"2019-12-03","time":"16:28:03","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"On December 3, 1818, 201 years ago today, Illinois became the 21st state to join the United States of America. Happy Birthday, Illinois! It is an honor and a privilege to represent this great state and its people.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":71,"retweets_count":58,"likes_count":294,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1201900915919327232","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1201586772821659600,"conversation_id":"1201586771349442560","created_at":1575315585000,"date":"2019-12-02","time":"19:39:45","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"That’s right, the gun lobby—which argues that the best way to stop gun violence is to enforce the laws already on the books—now wants the Supreme Court to issue a ruling about a law that is no longer on the books in order to undermine other gun safety laws already on the books.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":34,"likes_count":82,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1201586772821659648","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1201557407215898600,"conversation_id":"1201557407215898624","created_at":1575308584000,"date":"2019-12-02","time":"17:43:04","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The Trump Admin. has consistently put Big Tobacco ahead of the health and wellbeing of American families. The President’s reported decision to walk back his proposed ban on kid-friendly e-cigarette flavors is just the latest example of this unfortunate trend.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":52,"retweets_count":33,"likes_count":99,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1201557407215898624","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1200875626128957400,"conversation_id":"1200875623373250561","created_at":1575146035000,"date":"2019-11-30","time":"20:33:55","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"This bombshell report informs us that due to IT deficiencies that the Trump Administration knew about in advance, it is impossible to say how many families were separated and how many have been reunified. This is an outrage.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":24,"retweets_count":107,"likes_count":328,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1200875626128957443","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1198008017591160800,"conversation_id":"1198008010943213568","created_at":1574462343000,"date":"2019-11-22","time":"22:39:03","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Federal investments in transportation infrastructure create thousands of jobs and allow communities to grow and prosper. I am proud to have helped secure federal funding for the Springfield Rail Improvement project.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":16,"retweets_count":9,"likes_count":45,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1198008017591160832","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1197971657022955500,"conversation_id":"1197971657022955521","created_at":1574453674000,"date":"2019-11-22","time":"20:14:34","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"For too long, the federal government has shirked its responsibility to make adequate funding available to address the conditions of deteriorating public housing. For many families living in public housing, especially in Illinois, their homes are in disrepair.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":34,"retweets_count":28,"likes_count":125,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1197971657022955521","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1197628081764290600,"conversation_id":"1197628081764290560","created_at":1574371760000,"date":"2019-11-21","time":"21:29:20","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"If Pres. Trump caves to Big Vape’s lobby campaign & flip flops on his e-cig flavor ban, he'll be putting millions of children at risk for a lifetime of nicotine addiction, illness, & death. Because the President won't act to protect public health, the FDA must do so in his place.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":58,"retweets_count":42,"likes_count":134,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1197628081764290560","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1197566116744315000,"conversation_id":"1197566110008303620","created_at":1574356986000,"date":"2019-11-21","time":"17:23:06","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Mr. VanDyke has not been shy about his backwards views on LGBTQ rights either. In a 2004 column, he wrote there is “ample reason for concern that same-sex marriage will hurt families, and consequently children and society.” He is entirely unfit for a lifetime federal judgeship.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":9,"retweets_count":45,"likes_count":143,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1197566116744314880","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1197566114022264800,"conversation_id":"1197566110008303620","created_at":1574356985000,"date":"2019-11-21","time":"17:23:05","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Mr. VanDyke has minimal ties to Nevada as well. He did not grow up or go to school in NV, he ran for office in Montana, and he only became an active member of the NV Bar in 2017. There are many longtime members of the Nevada legal community better suited to fill this Nevada seat.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":5,"retweets_count":40,"likes_count":139,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1197566114022264838","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1197277781291360300,"conversation_id":"1197277781291360256","created_at":1574288242000,"date":"2019-11-20","time":"22:17:22","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Proud of my colleagues in the House for passing the bipartisan Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019. Now it’s up to President Trump to promptly sign this bill. We must show our unequivocal support for the democratic aspirations of the people of Hong Kong.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":710,"retweets_count":3909,"likes_count":5533,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1197277781291360256","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1197259897718673400,"conversation_id":"1197259894849703937","created_at":1574283978000,"date":"2019-11-20","time":"21:06:18","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"I’ll be bringing a resolution to the Senate floor to overturn the DeVos borrower defense rule. Senators will have a choice: do they stand with DeVos or with defrauded borrowers and the American people?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":13,"retweets_count":62,"likes_count":205,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1197259897718673409","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1197158171225272300,"conversation_id":"1197158169803395072","created_at":1574259724000,"date":"2019-11-20","time":"14:22:04","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"This bill sends an important message of bipartisan support from the U.S. Congress for the democratic aspirations of the broad majority of the people of Hong Kong. Ultimately, I believe the HK government & the protestors are capable of finding a solution. I hope that they do.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":44,"retweets_count":233,"likes_count":541,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1197158171225272320","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1197158169803395000,"conversation_id":"1197158169803395072","created_at":1574259724000,"date":"2019-11-20","time":"14:22:04","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Last night, the Senate finally passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019. With the situation deteriorating by the hour in Hong Kong, the passage of this legislation couldn’t be more timely—I hope my colleagues in the House will take action quickly & follow suit.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":727,"retweets_count":4386,"likes_count":6116,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1197158169803395072","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1196959743341973500,"conversation_id":"1196959743341973509","created_at":1574212415000,"date":"2019-11-20","time":"01:13:35","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Today I met with members of the National Biodiesel Board, who represent soybean and biodiesel producers in IL, to discuss the biodiesel tax credit. I also assured them I would continue my efforts to end the Trump Admin's abuse of small refinery hardship exemptions.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":25,"likes_count":87,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1196959743341973509","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1196836874586873900,"conversation_id":"1196836874586873857","created_at":1574183121000,"date":"2019-11-19","time":"17:05:21","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"I will oppose Sarah Pitlyk’s nomination to the Eastern District of Missouri. Mrs. Pitlyk is rated “not qualified” by the ABA, has never tried a case, and has a history of attacking reproductive rights. She is entirely unfit for a lifetime appointment as a federal trial judge.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":39,"retweets_count":168,"likes_count":580,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1196836874586873857","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1195459057903177700,"conversation_id":"1195459054421893120","created_at":1573854624000,"date":"2019-11-15","time":"21:50:24","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Each would boost funds by 5% annually for breakthrough research at America’s top research agencies, allowing the United States to remain a leader in development and discovery for decades to come.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":6,"retweets_count":18,"likes_count":52,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1195459057903177729","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1195388893811630000,"conversation_id":"1195388893811630080","created_at":1573837896000,"date":"2019-11-15","time":"17:11:36","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Mandatory minimum penalties for non-violent drug offenses have played a large role in the explosion of the U.S. prison population. Once seen as a strong deterrent, these mandatory sentences have too often been unfair, fiscally irresponsible, and a threat to public safety.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":15,"retweets_count":21,"likes_count":103,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1195388893811630080","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1195378962995798000,"conversation_id":"1195378962995798050","created_at":1573835528000,"date":"2019-11-15","time":"16:32:08","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Insulin was discovered a century ago, yet prices today have skyrocketed & millions of Americans with diabetes are suffering as a result. My bipartisan Insulin Affordability Data Collection Act will help us find solutions for people struggling to afford this life-saving drug.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":15,"retweets_count":62,"likes_count":153,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1195378962995798050","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
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{"id":1195120551720882200,"conversation_id":"1195120551720882176","created_at":1573773918000,"date":"2019-11-14","time":"23:25:18","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Remember when the President and the First Lady announced from the Oval Office that they would take dramatic steps to end the epidemic of children vaping? Well it looks like that promise is going up in smoke.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":135,"retweets_count":75,"likes_count":253,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1195120551720882176","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1195088783034790000,"conversation_id":"1195088781562589196","created_at":1573766344000,"date":"2019-11-14","time":"21:19:04","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"I’m proud of the progress that was made in Illinois today, with both chambers of the General Assembly passing legislation to cap insulin costs for Illinois families. I’m working on several bills at the federal level to also tackle Big Pharma’s Insulin Pricing Scandal.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":18,"likes_count":50,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1195088783034789892","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1195066073604927500,"conversation_id":"1195066065350463488","created_at":1573760929000,"date":"2019-11-14","time":"19:48:49","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Mr. Menashi’s confirmation process was deeply troubling, as is his confirmation today. Sadly, he is but the latest in a long list of unqualified and unfit judicial nominees appointed by Pres. Trump and rubber-stamped by Senate Republicans.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":13,"retweets_count":46,"likes_count":105,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1195066073604927488","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1195066071620956200,"conversation_id":"1195066065350463488","created_at":1573760929000,"date":"2019-11-14","time":"19:48:49","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Mr. Menashi’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee was an embarrassment. He refused to answer basic questions from both Democrats and Republicans, including about his work with Stephen Miller as a White House aide.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":37,"likes_count":80,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1195066071620956160","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1195066069909725200,"conversation_id":"1195066065350463488","created_at":1573760928000,"date":"2019-11-14","time":"19:48:48","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Mr. Menashi advised Betsy DeVos on some of the most anti-student measures the Dept. of Education has ever implemented. The legal scheme he devised to deny relief for students defrauded by for-profit colleges was a debacle, struck down in court for violating student privacy.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":9,"likes_count":36,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1195066069909725185","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1195066068433277000,"conversation_id":"1195066065350463488","created_at":1573760928000,"date":"2019-11-14","time":"19:48:48","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Mr. Menashi wrote that “charges of racism are typically overblown,” & “gun control legislation is pointless & self-defeating because guns reduce crime.” He wrote that “the animal rights crowd is by & large a contemptible bunch.”\n \nDoes this sound like judicial temperament to you?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":1,"retweets_count":10,"likes_count":43,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1195066068433276928","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1195066067049230300,"conversation_id":"1195066065350463488","created_at":1573760928000,"date":"2019-11-14","time":"19:48:48","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Mr. Menashi lacks even the most basic courtroom experience. He has never argued in court, conducted a deposition, or tried a case. Instead, he’s written dozens of incendiary editorials & articles where he showed a lack of judgement & judicial temperament.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":11,"retweets_count":69,"likes_count":183,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1195066067049230336","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1195066065350463500,"conversation_id":"1195066065350463488","created_at":1573760927000,"date":"2019-11-14","time":"19:48:47","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Today, Senate Republicans voted to confirm controversial Trump judicial nominee Steven Menashi for a lifetime appointment to serve on the nation’s second highest court. Every Senate Democrat voted no. Here’s why:","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":16,"retweets_count":53,"likes_count":108,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1195066065350463488","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1195056595891359700,"conversation_id":"1195056594112929792","created_at":1573758670000,"date":"2019-11-14","time":"19:11:10","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Democrats stand ready to address this crisis, but we need Republicans to work with us. As long as Senate Majority Leader McConnell refuses to bring any gun safety bills up for a vote in the Senate, no progress can be made. Thoughts, prayers, and empty promises are not enough.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":19,"retweets_count":141,"likes_count":366,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1195056595891359744","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1195056594112929800,"conversation_id":"1195056594112929792","created_at":1573758669000,"date":"2019-11-14","time":"19:11:09","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Remember—back in August, after the tragic mass shootings in El Paso, Dayton, & Odessa, Pres. Trump & the GOP promised to work with Democrats to address gun violence.\n \nBut nothing has happened since. No plans presented, no compromises delivered. A tragic failure in leadership.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":30,"retweets_count":63,"likes_count":243,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1195056594112929792","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1195048873821196300,"conversation_id":"1195048873821196290","created_at":1573756829000,"date":"2019-11-14","time":"18:40:29","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"My heart goes out to the victims and those traumatized by shootings like the Santa Clarita school shooting today. Sadly, tragedies like this can—and should—be prevented. We must come together as a nation to address the gun violence crisis. There’s no other way.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":25,"retweets_count":48,"likes_count":210,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1195048873821196290","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1195030861307101200,"conversation_id":"1195030861307101186","created_at":1573752534000,"date":"2019-11-14","time":"17:28:54","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Devastating reports of yet another school shooting. Thoughts and prayers are not enough. Senate Dems *today* asked that the Senate take up the bipartisan background checks bill that the House passed in February. Senate Rs objected, saying the bill “should not be fast tracked.”","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":47,"retweets_count":148,"likes_count":444,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1195030861307101186","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1194722648275730400,"conversation_id":"1194722648275730435","created_at":1573679050000,"date":"2019-11-13","time":"21:04:10","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Pres. Trump must raise Pres. Erdogan’s cozying up to Putin & abysmal human rights record during their meeting—including violence against the Kurds & the mass detention of journalists, rights activists, & local staff of U.S. Consulates. Pres. Trump can’t keep giving Turkey a pass.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":53,"retweets_count":83,"likes_count":277,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1194722648275730435","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1194626466438361000,"conversation_id":"1194626466438361090","created_at":1573656119000,"date":"2019-11-13","time":"14:41:59","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The Senate votes soon on the nomination of Chad Wolf, who will be appointed acting head of DHS. He was deeply involved in family separations & DACA repeal. This should be grounds for dismissal, but the Trump Administration wants to give Mr. Wolf a promotion. I will vote no.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":76,"retweets_count":137,"likes_count":480,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1194626466438361090","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1194313781205229600,"conversation_id":"1194313781205229568","created_at":1573581569000,"date":"2019-11-12","time":"17:59:29","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"As #DACA goes before the Supreme Court, I can’t help but admire the courage of #Dreamers. These young people have never given up the fight. Every single day, they’ve showed bravery & today is another one of those days. #HomeIsHere #ProtectDreamers","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":44,"retweets_count":67,"likes_count":255,"hashtags":["#daca","#dreamers","#homeishere","#protectdreamers"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1194313781205229568","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1194289651584000000,"conversation_id":"1194289651584000001","created_at":1573575816000,"date":"2019-11-12","time":"16:23:36","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today in President Trump’s case against #DACA. If he has his way, he’ll be putting the lives of hundreds of thousands of #Dreamers in peril. We can’t let that happen. #HomeIsHere #ProtectDreamers","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":67,"retweets_count":122,"likes_count":369,"hashtags":["#daca","#dreamers","#homeishere","#protectdreamers"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1194289651584000001","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1194259726340632600,"conversation_id":"1194259726340632578","created_at":1573568681000,"date":"2019-11-12","time":"14:24:41","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Soon, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Pres. Trump’s case against #DACA. I am always proud to stand with the 800,000+ #Dreamers who call this country home, and I will be proud to stand in unity with them today at the Supreme Court. #HomeIsHere #ProtectDreamers","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":88,"retweets_count":216,"likes_count":893,"hashtags":["#daca","#dreamers","#homeishere","#protectdreamers"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1194259726340632578","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1193945145235951600,"conversation_id":"1193945140114669573","created_at":1573493679000,"date":"2019-11-11","time":"17:34:39","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"It seems unthinkable that Senate Republicans would reward an architect of Betsy DeVos’s anti-student agenda with a lifetime federal judgeship. But they’ve scheduled a vote *next week* on Menashi’s nomination. Senate Rs apparently think if they vote fast, Americans won’t notice.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":10,"retweets_count":77,"likes_count":139,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1193945145235951617","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1193945144015360000,"conversation_id":"1193945140114669573","created_at":1573493679000,"date":"2019-11-11","time":"17:34:39","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"A federal court ruled that the Menashi plan illegally violated students’ privacy. The judge held Secretary Betsy DeVos in contempt of court and fined her for violating an order to stop collecting on loans held by the cheated students. Now Senate Rs want to make Menashi a judge.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":7,"retweets_count":56,"likes_count":130,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1193945144015360001","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1192911698279182300,"conversation_id":"1192911698279182340","created_at":1573247286000,"date":"2019-11-08","time":"21:08:06","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Our veterans courageously served to defend the American values we hold dear. During National Veterans Small Business Week, let’s support, celebrate, and empower our servicemembers and their journeys to create successful small businesses here at home. #VetBiz","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":27,"retweets_count":28,"likes_count":88,"hashtags":["#vetbiz"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1192911698279182340","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1192886997368680400,"conversation_id":"1192886997368680449","created_at":1573241397000,"date":"2019-11-08","time":"19:29:57","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"It’s unconscionable that Americans are rationing insulin because Big Pharma is charging $300+ a vial while consumers in Canada pay only $37 for the same product. Americans shouldn’t have to pay more for insulin than patients in other countries for this life-saving drug.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":27,"retweets_count":93,"likes_count":250,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1192886997368680449","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1192572227650310100,"conversation_id":"1192572227650310157","created_at":1573166350000,"date":"2019-11-07","time":"22:39:10","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Despite the recent death of al-Baghdadi, ISIS presents an ongoing national security threat to the US, our allies, and our interests. Without a clear path forward, ISIS will continue to spread its violent ideology that has inspired affiliated groups & attacks throughout the world.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":25,"retweets_count":32,"likes_count":135,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1192572227650310157","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1192223591481385000,"conversation_id":"1192223591481384960","created_at":1573083229000,"date":"2019-11-06","time":"23:33:49","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Honored to speak with interim Venezuelan President Guaidó, who has shown remarkable courage & determination to forge a better future for the Venezuelan people. I will continue to support his efforts while pushing the Trump Admin. to grant TPS to Venezuelans in the US.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":22,"retweets_count":29,"likes_count":128,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1192223591481384960","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1192214130339598300,"conversation_id":"1192214125918728193","created_at":1573080973000,"date":"2019-11-06","time":"22:56:13","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Ernestor is now the Assistant City Manager of Dodge City, his hometown. Without #DACA, it wouldn’t be possible. Next week, President Trump’s case against #DACA goes to SCOTUS. It’s up to the Justices to follow the law and reject the President’s illegal repeal of #DACA.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":19,"retweets_count":17,"likes_count":103,"hashtags":["#daca","#daca","#daca"],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1192214130339598336","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1191795681628971000,"conversation_id":"1191795681628971010","created_at":1572981207000,"date":"2019-11-05","time":"19:13:27","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"Trump judicial nominee Steven Menashi is simply unfit for a lifetime appointment to the federal bench. His writings, his work with Betsy DeVos & Stephen Miller, and his lack of courtroom experience are all deeply troubling. The Senate must not rubber-stamp this nominee.","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":65,"retweets_count":245,"likes_count":664,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1191795681628971010","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
{"id":1191505969798365200,"conversation_id":"1191505969798365184","created_at":1572912134000,"date":"2019-11-05","time":"00:02:14","timezone":"UTC","user_id":247334603,"username":"senatordurbin","name":"Senator Dick Durbin","place":"","tweet":"The House passed the bipartisan Hong Kong Human Right and Democracy Act last month and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the bipartisan Senate version two months ago. Why won't Senator McConnell act to demonstrate U.S. values and help Hong Kong stand up to China?","mentions":[],"urls":[],"photos":[],"replies_count":3157,"retweets_count":12494,"likes_count":18371,"hashtags":[],"cashtags":[],"link":"https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1191505969798365184","retweet":false,"quote_url":"","video":0,"near":"","geo":"","source":"","user_rt_id":"","user_rt":"","retweet_id":"","reply_to":[{"user_id":"247334603","username":"SenatorDurbin"}],"retweet_date":""}
