WASHINGTON — Last week, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) received the Lifetime Trumpeter Achievement Award from the National Consumers League (NCL) for his work championing consumers’ and workers’ rights and advancing social justice. During his remarks, Durbin highlighted overcoming the Big Tobacco lobby and successfully banning smoking on commercial airline flights. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker presented Durbin with the award.

“Receiving the Lifetime Trumpeter Achievement Award from NCL was an honor of a lifetime,” Durbin said. “When I reflect on my career in public service and protecting consumers, I think back to when I took on Big Tobacco. Everyone told me it was impossible. But we did it — we banned smoking on airplanes — and eventually momentum carried to raise alarms

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