Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)
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Recent News About Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)
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Kirk op-ed article calls for keeping Great Lakes clean
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) called for immediate action to keep the Great Lakes free of harmful waste and ensure clean drinking water for over 30 million Americans in an opinion article published Sept. 9 in the Milwaukee Journal.
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Jon Stewart, Sen. Kirk push Congress to pass 9/11 compensation bill
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) on Wednesday joined U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and former host of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart, to urge Congress to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act.
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Several Illinois counties affected by summer storms eligible for federal aid
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) said this week that President Obama issued a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Declaration for Grundy and Iroquois counties, as well as these neighboring counties: La Salle, Kendall, Will, Kankakee, Livingston, Ford, and Vermilion.
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Sen. Kirk calls attention to International Overdose Day
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) issued a statement Monday in regard to International Overdose Day, a day which is recognized around the world to raise awareness of drug overdose and addiction.
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Kirk visits health-care innovation facility MATTER, touts state's contributions
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) visited Chicago’s health care technology incubator MATTER late last week to discuss the future of health care innovation with company executives, entrepreneurs and industry leaders.
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Kirk, Durbin ask Obama to declare Grundy, Iroquois counties disaster areas
U.S. Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined the entire Illinois Congressional Delegation on Thursday in sending a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to issue a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Declaration for Grundy and Iroquois counties.
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Senators Durbin, Kirk back Illinois push for federal funding to aid biofuel efforts
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) wrote to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on Thursday to express their support for Illinois’ application for additional federal funding to advance the deployment of biofuel infrastructure across the state.
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Medicare access card introduced to protect against identity theft, combat waste
U.S. Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) along with U.S. Reps. Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) on Tuesday introduced legislation to protect seniors from identity theft while combating waste, fraud and abuse in the Medicare system.
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Durbin, Kirk ask president to issue Secretarial Disaster Declaration
Request to help state's farmers comes after state experiences second wettest month on record.
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Kirk cheers Senate passage of Every Child Achieves Act
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) applauded Senate passage on Thursday of the Every Child Achieves Act (ECAA), bipartisan legislation aimed at reforming some of the perceived flaws of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law.
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Durbin voices support for crackdown on gun trafficking
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Thursday expressed his support for legislation aimed at cracking down on the daily flow of illegal guns on American streets.
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Sen. Kirk apprehensive about Iran nuclear agreement
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the nuclear deal reached between the U.S. and the world community.
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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.
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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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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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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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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-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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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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Senate panel unanimously approves anti-gang bill
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) is combating gangs in Illinois and nationwide.