{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-inflammatory-hateful-rhetoric-does-not-reflect-who-we-are-as-americans", "Durbin: Inflammatory, Hateful Rhetoric Does Not Reflect Who We Are as Americans", "2015-12-08", "2015", "2015-12", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Richard Durbin", "D000563", "www.durbin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.08.15\n\t\t\t Durbin: Inflammatory, Hateful Rhetoric Does Not Reflect Who We Are as Americans \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Senator, Illinois Methodist Bishop Sally Dyck, and others reject efforts to exclude all Muslim immigrants\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t [WASHINGTON, DC]  Amid statements and inflammatory rhetoric that unfairly vilify billions of Muslims, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate Floor today to call for thoughtfulness and tolerance that reflect the fundamental values of this country. Today, Durbin was also joined by Bishop Sally Dyck of the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church at a press conference to speak out against inflammatory rhetoric directed at refugees and Muslims.\r\n \r\nIve met some of these refugees in the City of Chicago. Some of them waited up to two years after they were being investigated and interviewed and fingerprinted before they could come to the United States. They come here simply to start a new life in a safe place and to raise their children. It really is what motivated people across the span of history to come to this great nation, and these refugees are no different, Durbin said.\r\n \r\nThe fact that the Republicans would start by excluding refugees and now Mr. Trump is taking it to the extreme of excluding people of a religious faith  the Muslim religion  is an indication of a conversation in American politics which needs to stop. We need to reflect once again on the fundamental principles of this question and the fundamental values of this country as well.\r\n \r\nVideo of Durbins remarks on the Senate Floor is available here.\r\n \r\nAudio of Durbins remarks on the Senate Floor is available here.\r\n \r\nFootage of Durbin remarks on the Senate Floor is available for TV Stations using FTP in high definition here and in standard definition here.\r\n \r\nToday, Durbin joined U.S. Senators Pat Leahy (D-VT) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) and a coalition of national faith leaders from across the religious spectrum, including Bishop Sally Dyck of the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church, to call for smart, moral policymaking over reactionary fear-mongering.\r\n \r\nVideo of Durbins remarks is available here.\r\n \r\nVideo of Bishop Dycks remarks is available here.\r\n \r\nDurbin recently met with Syrian refugees who have resettled in Chicago, as well as representatives from Chicagos Syrian community and local relief agencies. Durbin has also called on Governor Bruce Rauner to drop his opposition to resettling Syrian refugees in Illinois and to meet with the Syrian refugee families in the state.\r\n \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n    \n   \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-inflammatory-hateful-rhetoric-does-not-reflect-who-we-are-as-americans"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.680955057963729, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}