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Dick Durbin: “The courts have been petitioning [GSA], and it's considered…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin Urges GSA Administrator To Address Critical Repairs Needed At Federal Courthouses In Chicago

Published | Video Starts at 01:15

I join with Senator Duckworth in sending you a letter about the Northern District of Illinois and the buildings that they occupy in the judiciary there itself is not as safe as it should be. The courts have been petitioning [GSA], and it's considered to be the highest priority project of any court request and getting nowhere. So you're reducing personnel, reducing inventory of space, and the people that desperately need your attention can't get your attention or get the resources they need to repair. (01:15–01:25)

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Asserts that court petitions to the GSA are a top priority but have not progressed.

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