Kirk says he'll likely support $26 bil. jobs bill
CHICAGO -- Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk says he's inclined to vote for a $26 billion jobs bill that Democrats are pushing.
Kirk is a congressman from Chicago's northern suburbs. He was headed back to Washington for Tuesday's vote on the bill, which is expected to keep teachers as well as state and local government workers from losing their jobs.
On Monday, Kirk called the measure deficit neutral and said it would keep teachers in the classroom.
He says he still needs to read the fine print but expects to support the bill.
Kirk is locked in a tight race against Democrat Alexi Giannoulias for President Barack Obama's old Senate seat. The Green Party's LeAlan Jones is also running.
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