Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) has joined forces with Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Reps. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-Texas) and Lois Capps (D-Calif.) in introducing the Improving Access to Maternity Care Act.
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) is urging Congress to take a firm stand against Iran pursuing nuclear and terror threats.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) strongly supports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent decision to allow special protections for the Mahomet Aquifer by designating it as a sole source of drinking water for residents of east-central Illinois.
The U.S. Senate's weekly Republican luncheon was hosted by U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) on March 19.
Legislation aimed at bringing consistency to FEMA's disaster declaration process.
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Washington Mayor Gary Manier visited Kirk and Manier Marfell Tuesday, viewing progress the couple has made rebuilding their home that was destroyed by a tornado in November 2013.
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) met Monday with National Center for Supercomputer Applications Director Ed Seidel and other industry officials to discuss the Blue Waters supercomputer.
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) recently announced a congressional resolution honoring Roosevelt University's 70th anniversary.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) attended the grand opening of the Welcome Center at the Bahá’í House of Worship on Monday in Wilmette. “The Iranian regime continues to arrest its own citizens simply for being Bahá’í,” Kirk said. “As we approach seven years since the seven top Bahá’í leaders in Iran were imprisoned because of their faith, I join Bahá’í worshipers in Illinois in standing against persecution around the world.”
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) visited Boeing Co. on Saturday in St. Louis and explained how the Export-Import Bank and trade keep Boeing, its suppliers and local exporters on a level playing field with global competitors such as China. “I have broken with many members of my party on this because Illinois is an export state, and American jobs should stay in America,” Kirk said. “We have no excuse to lose the Boeing 737 to China’s C919.”
Legislation calls for $69.2 billion budget for veteran services
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) has played a part in Congress passing S.B. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, that includes two measures he sponsored -- the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation (SAVE) Act and the HERO Act -- to combat online sex trafficking and the sale of minors for sex.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) applauded passage of the fiscal year 2016 Senate Appropriations Committee’s Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act on Friday.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) recently sent a letter to President Barack Obama, expressing concern with a proposed nuclear waste repository in Canada.
Entire Illinois Congressional Delegation asks Obama to help DeKalb and Ogle counties.