Articles filed under US Senate
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Kirk looks back, forward in first Senate speechDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - New suburban Sen. Mark Kirk took the Senate floor for the first time very much like he left the House floor for the last: looking back on his predecessors' accomplishmen...
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Kirk names several suburbanites to chair advisory boardsDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Sen. Mark Kirk Thursday named several suburban residents as chairs of his five newly formed advisory boards. Kirk, who was sworn into the Senate on Nov. 29 to fill the r...
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DREAM Act stalled in SenateDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Just a day after narrow passage in the U.S. House, legislation that would provide undocumented youth with a path to citizenship was delayed in the Senate on Thursday. Wi...
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Suburbs watch DREAM Act progressDec 07, 2010 10:00 pm - A measure that would help millions of children raised illegally in the suburbs and around the country become citizens cleared a major hurdle Wednesday, but faces an even...
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Kirk introduces first Senate billNov 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Less than 24 hours after his swearing in to the Senate, Highland Park Republican Mark Kirk introduced his first piece of legislation, aimed at reining in Congressional s...
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How Kirk will voteNov 28, 2010 10:00 pm - DREAM Act: No. Kirk says the country's southern border must be secured first. Taxes: Kirk wants tax cuts instituted under former President George Bush extended f...
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Kirk sworn in as Illinois' newest senatorNov 28, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Illinois Republican Mark Kirk is the newest member of the Senate. A five-term congressman from the Chicago suburbs, Kirk was sworn in Monday by Vice Preside...
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Kirk discusses upcoming votes, leadership strategy in SenateNov 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Mark Kirk has a unique opportunity in joining the Senate more than a month before his peers. Sworn into office on Monday, he will have the chance to cast votes on a num...
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Former Sen. Fitzgerald offers advice for suburban successor KirkNov 20, 2010 10:00 pm - The last suburban lawmaker elected to the U.S. Senate offered a few bits of advice to Mark Kirk, as the Highland Park Republican prepares to head to the upper chamber in...
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Kirk, Walsh, meet in the middleNov 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Months ago, Joe Walsh wasn't even sure he'd vote for Mark Kirk. He didn't think the 10th District Congressman vying to win the Republican Senate primary was conservati...