Durbin did say that, but he is a known idiot and he was only saying what Schumer told him to say. It’s all about the overall plan to fool the people. The get out of jail card to threatened Senators will come from Schumer and Durbin will be told to go to the corner and color.
I think it is theatre for now. I think Schumer should turn them loose on this one. He lost leverage over Gorsuch and he could wake up any day with RBG leaving or gone. But, the forces are fierce telling the Dems they better man up now. If they lose again after a fierce battle and an election that does not go their way, the RBG seat may not be such a tough battle if it should be next.