Mark Kirk
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) Asks About Social Security Contributions
Should Congress Divert Contributions from Social Security in an Effort to Stimulate the Economy? The proposal would reduce Social Security Trust Fund contributions by $250B, replaced by more government debt. What Do You Think? (more…)
GOP’s Kirk: Piracy-Linked Terrorism Growing
Illinois Republican senator Mark Kirk addressed an explosive problem that is being ignored by the Obama Administration: Somali pirates that prey on western shipping in the Indian Ocean. The ransoms paid to these Islamic criminals are used to support terror-training camps. He is asking for your opinion on what the country should do.
Mark Kirk Reaches Out to Voters
We Have Been Warned:
S&P Today: “if an agreement is not reached and meaningful implementation is not begun by then (2013), this would in our view render the U.S. fiscal profile meaningfully weaker than that of peer ‘AAA’ sovereigns.”
Kirk Reminds us Illinois Tax Freedom Day is April 15
Taxes in Illinois are going up, forcing families to work longer in 2011 before Tax Freedom Day – the day we cover our mounting debts to the government and begin earning for our families.
Illinois Tax Laws Driving People, Business Away
High taxes kill states. There can be no better evidence than the 2010 Census. The states that lost House seats because they’re shrinking, relative to the nation, had taxes 27 percent higher than the ones that gained seats. Some 1.7 million people left New York State in the last decade, the largest exodus any state experienced. Upstate New York is dying, killed by high taxes. Will Illinois be next?
Kirk Meets with Small Business Advisory Board
Freshman Senator’s newsletter details his efforts to “connect” with constituency in Illinois.
Senator Mark. Kirk last week had his first meeting with his Small Business Advisory Board in Peoria. He says about thirty business-people will meet with him quarterly to discuss ways he can help them.
Kirk votes to repeal D.A.D.T. – Did We Make a Mistake?
In a landmark vote for gay rights, Sen. Harry Reid and fellow Democrats in the Senate voted Saturday to let gays serve openly in the military, giving President Barack Obama the chance to fulfill a campaign promise and repeal the 17-year policy known as “don’t ask, don’t tell.” The Senate voted 63 to 33 Saturday in favor of cloture on the bill. Six Republicans voted with the Democrats: Scott Brown, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, Lisa Murkowski, George Voinovich, and newly elected Illinois Senator Mark Kirk.
Kirk Keeps His Word to Voters on Military Vote
Illinois’ new senator, Republican Mark Kirk helped block legislation that would have repealed the military’s ban on gays serving openly. The vote caused Democrats to fall three votes short last Thursday in overcoming procedural hurdles with Republicans who, like Kirk, have said the focus needs to be on reviving expiring tax cuts at the exclusion of nearly everything else. The vote means congressional action on repeal is unlikely anytime soon.
Like Spoiled Brats, Democrats Play Games with Kirk
Will the games never stop? Barack Obama, Harry Reid, Dick Durbin and company are behaving like a bunch of spoiled brats who took their bats and went home after hearing a call they didn’t like on November 2. In this case, home is Washington D.C., and the game is the nation’s business being conducted in the Lame Duck Congress.
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