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Subcommittee moves Mark Kirk's 2016 VA appropriations bill forward
Legislation calls for $69.2 billion budget for veteran services
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)
Recent News About Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)
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Bill sponsored by Kirk targets sex trafficking of minors
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.
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Senator Mark Kirk supports bill to improve Illinois waterway systems
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.
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Senator Kirk urges President Obama to delay Ontario Power Generation nuclear waste proposal
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.
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Ill. lawmakers call for federal relief for small businesses impacted by April tornadoes
Entire Illinois Congressional Delegation asks Obama to help DeKalb and Ogle counties.
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Sen. Mark Kirk testifies on behalf of veteran hospital care
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) recently testified in front of the Senate Veterans’ Affair Committee on behalf of his bill S. 297, the Frontlines to Lifelines Act of 2015, which will allow veterans to care for one another at local VA hospitals.
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Sens. Kirk, Durbin request federal relief for tornado damage
U.S. Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with the entire Illinois Congressional Delegation, sent a letter to President Obama last week, asking him to issue a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Declaration for DeKalb and Ogle counties.
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Senate panel unanimously approves anti-gang bill
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) is combating gangs in Illinois and nationwide.
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Illinois lawmakers in D.C. aim to ban sewage dumping into Great Lakes
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL), along with U.S. Reps. Robert Dold (R-Dist. 10), Mike Quigley (D-Dist. 5) and Daniel Lipinski (D-Dist. 3), recently introduced Great Lakes Water Protection Act (GLWPA) legislation on Wednesday. GLWPA sets a 2035 deadline to end sewage dumping in the Great Lakes in an effort to ensure the availability of clean water for the next generation and to lessen the economic impact beach closures have on local communities every year.
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Kirk-Mikulski bill would add Polish visitors to Visa Waiver Program
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) helped get legislation that would provide Polish citizens with visa-free travel to the U.S. added to the fiscal year 2016 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill. The legislation would allow DHS to add Poland to the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).
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Kirk, fellow U.S. senators target waste with Just Google It Act
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL), along with U.S. Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA), introduced their Just Google It Act on Monday. The bill seeks to eliminate the National Technical Information Service (NTIS), a government agency that prints and sells copies of government documents that can be found for free online through a simple Google search.
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Kirk asks Navy to name next frigate USS Quincy, after Illinois town
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) said on Tuesday that he has asked the U.S. Navy to name its next frigate the USS Quincy, in honor of the Illinois town. “By naming a U.S. frigate after Quincy, Illinois, the Navy would be honoring the service and support the community gives on behalf of the Navy and Navy Reserve,” Kirk wrote in a letter to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.
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Expansion of Abuelitas Program announced by Sen. Mark Kirk
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) on June 26 announced plans to expand the Abuelitas Program to Rockford, Joliet and southern Illinois.
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Senate committee passes Kirk amendment to protect Great Lakes from nuclear waste
Amendment would delay Canada's plan to store 7 million cubic feet of nuclear waste near lakes.
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Sen. Kirk, Rep. Dent urge president to nominate permanent inspector general
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) recently sent a joint letter to President Barack Obama, urging him to nominate a permanent inspector general to oversee the Department of Veterans Affairs and help him look into numerous ongoing investigations of misconduct, mistreatment of veterans and retaliation against whistleblowers at the agency.