Politics Sen. Dick Durbin WTTW News | May 1, 2012, 11:45 am Student debt threatens to cripple a generation from making it in America. We talk with Sen. Dick Durbin about this issue, and other examples of gridlock in Washington. Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Thanks to our sponsors: View all sponsors Related Links Chicago Tribune article on Durbin named to House-Senate panel on transportation bill The Washington Post article on House approves student loan plan; White House vows veto over health fund depletion Chicago Sun-Times article on Durbin: Election best hope for reviving government Durbin Chairs Hearing on Racial Profiling in America Contact Sen. Durbin Tags Dick Durbin Jobs Washington Transportation Related Stories Duckworth, Durbin Call on Andrew Boutros to Step Down as Chicago’s U.S. Attorney Amid ‘Chaos,’ ‘Dysfunction’ Illinois Lawmakers Hail Retiring US Sen. Dick Durbin at Joint Session in Capitol Durbin Makes Final Push to Pass the Dream Act Amid Federal Immigration Crackdown Senate Takes First Step Toward Ending the Government Shutdown; Durbin and Duckworth Divided Pope Intervenes in US Abortion Debate as Durbin Declines Chicago Archdiocese Award ‘We’ve Been Tested’: Texas Dems Who’ve Fled to Illinois Enter Second Week of Quorum Break Sign up for our morning newsletter to get all of our stories delivered to your mailbox each weekday. View the discussion thread.