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Mark Kirk: “It's resolutions like this that weaken the image of this Congress as a serious legislative body. Let's take another look…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2009
It's resolutions like this that weaken the image of this Congress as a serious legislative body. Let's take another look at resolutions like these for what they really are, distractions so that we do not see what is currently happening behind closed doors on the stimulus bill, the growing debt of our country, and decisions by Federal officials to begin printing money.
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Mark Kirk
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing resolutions that distract from serious legislative issues during a discussion on the stimulus bill.

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