Articles filed under US Senate
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Kirk talks about voting for repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'Dec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - New Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk was one of only eight Republicans to break from his party and vote for repeal of the ‘don't ask, don't tell' policy banning openly gay troops...
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Durbin, Kirk meet in the middle to vote for tax dealDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Illinois' two senators met in the middle Wednesday to vote in favor of legislation that would extend rapidly expiring tax cuts to Americans at every income level. The m...
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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...