Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), at the Democratic Unity Event on the steps of the Capitol tears into Republican leadership about their failure to promote the American people in favor of catering to the needs of special interest groups.

Posted by Staff on July 29, 2005 |

Durbin lists all the achievements of the Republican Congress and ties them to special interest groups. He then gives a specific example of how the Department of Defense Authorization bill was removed from the floor because of discussion on special interests groups. (0:39)

 
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July 29, 2005
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