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Former President Barack Obama Praises Illinois Senator Dick Durbin After Announcing His Retirement
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4/25/2025
In a video posted on social media Friday, former President Barack Obama praised Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) after announcing he will not seek re-election in 2026 at the end of his term.
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Jake, you have been an outstanding senator, and we are grateful for everything that you've
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done and continue to do for the great state of Illinois and for our entire country.
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I still remember when you took me on a 39-city tour of Southern Illinois during my Senate
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campaign.
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The fact that we got along better at the end of that trip than we did at the beginning
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is a testament to you.
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Over the years, I have benefited from your patience, from your generosity, from your
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wisdom again and again.
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You have been just an extraordinary friend and a great mentor.
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So thank you for everything.
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Illinois couldn't have asked for a better representative in Washington.
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I couldn't have had a better friend on this amazing journey we've been on together.
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