>>> THE CLOCK IS TICKING , SAYING THAT CHICAGO'S SAFETY NET IS STRETCHED THIN .

HERE IS ILLINOIS SENATOR, DICK DURBIN .

THERE'S A LOT TO GET TO, SENATOR, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

ARE YOU SEEING ANY CONTOURS BETWEEN PRESIDENT AND HOUSE REPUBLICANS?

>> THERE ARE STILL IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL SEE THE RESULTS.

AT THIS POINT, I DON'T WANT TO TOSS IN THE CARDS.

THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE ME A PROPOSAL, WHICH I DON'T LIKE .

I HAVE TO DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING.

>> IS THERE ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE A NONSTARTER?

>> THIS IS A 25% CUT IN MEDICAL LEASE IN THE STATE OF CHICAGO.

THAT'S THE KIND OF THING WERE CUTTING BACK DOESN'T MAKE SENSE AND THEY WOULD GET THAT KIND OF DIAGNOSIS THAT MANY HAVE FACED BID >> SO CANCER RESEARCH IS AIDED, BY THIS IN SOME WAY.

AS YOU MENTIONED ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK, WE WANT TO MOVE OVER TO ISSUES WITH THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE .

ATTORNEYS SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS.

>> I DON'T THINK THAT JUSTICE THOMAS IS DOING FINE , BY ANY VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

HERE IS THE RADICAL IDEA THAT WE ARE PUSHING .

WE THINK THEY ARE A SPECIAL CLASS AND HAVE SUFFERED AS A RESULT.

>> MIGHT YOU BE WILLING TO COMPEL THEM TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?

>> EVERYTHING IS ON THE TABLE.

>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LEGISLATION?

>> YES.

THE ETHICS ADVISORY LAW THAT WE PASSED , THAT THE SUPREME COURT LOOSELY FOLLOWS , WITH A CONFLICT OF THE CASE BEFORE YOU AND EMBRACING THAT, AS WELL.

IT JUST MAKES SENSE.

>> AND THIS COMES FROM APE PRO PUBLIC INVESTIGATION TO THE DOJ.

>> THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL DECIDES IF THERE IS A REASON AND IT GOES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

IT SHOULD BE FOLLOWING IN THIS CASE.

>> DO YOU SEE HER AS BEING CAPABLE?

>> SHE JUST RETURNED AND I TOLD HER THIS THURSDAY , SHE ASKED FOR RECOGNITION .

SHE DID JUST FINE.

SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH SOME MEDICAL ISSUES BUT I WANT HER TO BE TREATED FAIRLY.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE JUST SAW ON THIS PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT , THE MAYOR, THE FORMER MAYOR, THE CURRENT MAYOR , DEALING WITH THIS, IT WAS THERE ANY HELP ON THE WAY?

>> YES, TO THE STATE AND THE CITY.

THEY WANT TO BE SURE THAT THE GREATER RESOURCES CAN BE ACCESSED.

THEY HAVE CLEAR SURVEILLANCE AND THEY ARE IN A LEGAL STATUS AND ARE AWAITING A HEARING .

>> $60 MILLION, DO YOU THINK IT IS REALISTIC TO ACHIEVE?

>> WE HAVE HAD ABOUT 8000 OF THESE MIGRANTS IN TEXAS AND 50 OR 60 .

>> WHY DID THEY WANT TO WORK?

>> WHERE DO I GO IN GOVERNMENT OFFICE , WHERE CAN I GO TO WORK?

THEY HAVE TO WAIT SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR .

WHY IN THE WORLD IS THAT THE CASE?

SAYING THAT IF YOU CAN JUST GET ACROSS THE BORDER, WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LAW IS REALISTIC .

THEY'VE GOT TO GO TO WORK, THEY'VE GOT TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES .

WE'VE GOT TO FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM .

>> THERE IS A VERY REALISTIC POSSIBILITY THAT THEY WILL BE WORKING AND BEING PAID UNDER THE TABLE.

AND PERHAPS, BEING EXPLOITED.

YOU WANT THE CITY TO PUT ITS BEST FOOT FORWARD FOR 2024 , ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING CAN CRIME UNDER CONTROL?

>> YES, I AM .

THE CITY WANTS PEOPLE WHO COME HERE TO BE SAFE AND I'VE TOLD THE MAYOR THAT I WILL HELP IN ANYWAY I CAN.

>> AND YOU VERY PUBLICLY CAME OUT TO SUPPORT THE NEW MAYOR.

A LOT OF HIGH-PROFILE CANDIDATES HAVE SET OUT IN THIS RACE.

>> I TOLD HIM REGARDLESS OF CAMPAIGN THAT I WANTED TO HELP AND HE SAID THAT THE CAMPING WAS OVER, LET'S GOVERN TOGETHER.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I DID ENDORSE HIM TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS LEADERSHIP.

>> SO THIS IS A QUESTION, POSSIBLY FOR THE FUTURE.

IS THIS YOUR LAST TERM?