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Mark Kirk is a former Republican U.S. Senator from Illinois, serving from 2010 to 2017. He was the first Republican to win a U.S. Senate seat in Illinois since 1970. During his time in office, Kirk was known for his moderate positions on various issues, including support for same-sex marriage and a focus on national security. He served on several Senate committees, including the Armed Services Committee and the Appropriations Committee. Kirk's tenure was marked by his efforts to promote bipartisanship and address fiscal challenges facing the country.
the coming amendment is the Kirk-Brown amendment which is the key Iran vote of this session of Congress. If my colleagues are upset about the intel-sharing arrangement with the State of Israel, if my colleagues feel we should rebalance our…
I would like to speak on my amendment, No. 545, which is an amendment that stands for the principle of building on the work of the bipartisan Menendez-Kirk legislation to call for consequences should Iran cheat on its obligations of the…
we should stand for the principle remembering the 290 Americans who have died at the hands of Iranian terror, including 13 Americans from Illinois. Let me read their names: James Lewis from Illinois, William Sheil from Illinois, Alvin…
Senators Mark Kirk and Joe Manchin introduced the Senate companion to the bill in the 113th Congress.
Therefore, as a consequence of these regulatory burdens on Spell Capital's mission to help small business, I am here to strongly support a bipartisan bill called the SBIC Advisers Relief Act.
Is there any way we could establish something I would call the Hickey process for any amputee where in 1 day we could adjudicate that claim?
I appreciate the opportunity to testify on the important issue of chemical threats to our Nation.
Right now I am told that we have about a 172-day delay in adjudicating a disability claim there.
I would say that almost the entire private sector does not bother to send mail or sales promotions to people who are dead.
There should be a way within 24 hours of adjudicating the disability of that person.
Well, I remind members that we will keep the record open until close of business, and we will meet next week, Thursday.
Well, the Environmental Protection Agency and their risk management plans are where that comes from.
A sequester-level budget would undermine the Department's ability to meet the current defense strategy, have consequences to national security.
The President's fiscal year 2016 request is $74 billion above the BCA cap in total.
My top priority on this subcommittee is to make sure we build the missile defense site in Poland to make sure we can defend our NATO ally there.
I believe a recent statement by my colleague referred to it as the recent unpleasantness.
Under the HERO Act, we have ICE hiring veterans to get on the Internet to find some of the slave dealers online. We should thread the needle very carefully when it comes to matters such as backpage.com. Under the Communications Decency…
I thank the Senator from Texas for moving this legislation, especially including the text of the HERO Act, S. 575, which is bipartisan, thanks to the help of Senator Blumenthal, that would also have us find wounded warriors to search on…
What is the FBI doing to ensure we have Arabic speaking FBI staff located at high-threat locations, like Chicago?
I appreciate the DEA's mission to enforce our Nation's drug laws and fighting gangs of national significance who deal in illegal narcotics is key to that mission.
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