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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:U._S._Senator
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Southern_Illinois_University_Carbondale
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1944-11-21
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:East_St._Louis,_Illinois
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:3
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gptkbp:committee
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gptkb:Senate_Appropriations_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Judiciary_Committee
Senate Democratic Whip
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gptkbp:district
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gptkb:Illinois's_17th_congressional_district
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
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gptkbp:election_year
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gptkb:1996
gptkb:2002
gptkb:2008
gptkb:2014
gptkb:2020
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Richard J. Durbin
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gptkbp:image
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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/ Richard_ Durbin%2 C_official_portrait%2 C_113th_ Congress.jpg/800px-Richard_ Durbin%2 C_official_portrait%2 C_113th_ Congress.jpg
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gptkbp:known_for
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Gun control advocacy
Environmental protection initiatives
Advocating for healthcare reform
Support for labor unions
Immigration reform advocacy
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gptkbp:leadership
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gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:The_Durbin_Amendment
Durbin's role in the Senate Appropriations Committee
Durbin's advocacy for veterans
Durbin's efforts in criminal justice reform
Durbin's efforts on DACA
Durbin's influence in the Democratic Party
Durbin's initiatives for economic recovery
Durbin's role in the Affordable Care Act
Durbin's stance on climate change
Durbin's support for education funding
Durbin's work on healthcare access
Durbin's work on the DREAM Act
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:lawyer
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gptkbp:office
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Senator from Illinois
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:Democratic_Party
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Paul_Simon
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Roman_Catholic
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Springfield,_Illinois
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gptkbp:senate_class
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Class 3
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gptkbp:senate_seniority
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gptkb:3rd
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Loretta_Durbin
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:term_start
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1997-01-03
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gptkbp:website
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https://durbin.senate.gov
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Western_Illinois_University
gptkb:University_of_Maryland_School_of_Law
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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