Congressman Mark Steven Kirk - 10th District of Illinois

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12-28-07 - Congressman Kirk, Northbrook Village President Gene Marks, Northbrook firefighters and the wife of the Mayor of Tonatico, Mexico gather to handover the keys of a Northbrook ambulance to the people of Tonatico. Click to view more photos.

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01/22/09: Congressman Kirk discusses the proposed economic stimulus bill on the House floor and raises concerns that one bill would spend more money than the GDP of Australia
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1/21/2009

Kirk: Blagojevich Barred from Stimulus Funds

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Bill Foster (D-Ill.) successfully attached their bipartisan amendment to President Obama's economic stimulus package today blocking all federal funds to Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich. The Kirk-Foster Amendment directs Illinois' share of the stimulus to the Illinois General Assembly until Governor Blagojevich is removed from office. The Kirk-Foster Amendment was attached to the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" during a full meeting of the House Appropriations Committee late Wednesday. Full Story

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1/28/2009

How 206 Stimulus Amendments Became 11

Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., sees the $816 billion economic stimulus bill as an opportunity to freeze lawmakers’ pay. Rep. John Adler , a freshman Democrat from New Jersey, wants the government to send $500 in assistance to retired seniors Full Story

1/28/2009

Blagojevich has no golden parachute if impeached

SPRINGFIELD - When it comes to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's personal finances, the man who once wanted campaign money so badly he allegedly shook down a children's hospital for donations now might need to start shaking down couch cushions for Full Story

More Kirk in the News
• Article: How 206 Stimulus Amendments Became 11, 1/28/2009.
• Article: Blagojevich has no golden parachute if impeached, 1/28/2009.
• Article: Obama's response to crisis seems Bush-like, 1/27/2009.
• Article: Kirk's vote helps Illinois children, 1/27/2009.
• Article: Blago makes Afghans feel less corrupt, 1/27/2009.
• Article: Rep Kirk: Governor has 'gone insane', 1/25/2009.
• Article: State legislators support blocking stimulus funds from Blagojevich, 1/23/2009.
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