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Senator Mark Steven Kirk's Public Statements on Veterans

Mark Kirk
Full Name: Mark Steven Kirk
Office: U.S. Senate (IL) - Jr, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Divorced
Birth Date: 09/15/1959
Birth Place: Champaign-Urbana, IL
Home City: Highland Park, IL
Religion: Congregationalist

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May 23, 2013 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Washington, DC
May 22, 2013 Remarks Following a Roundtable Discussion on the Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog with the Senate Appropriations Committee Washington, DC
April 29, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Reduce V-A Claims Backlog Washington, DC
Feb. 27, 2013 Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus Launch Bipartisan, Bicameral Efforts to Combat Veteran Unemployment Washington, DC
Feb. 27, 2013 Congressional Veterans Job Caucus Washington, DC
May 25, 2012 USAID Vets-Hiring Review, Support for Israel, Top Kirk Priorities Included in State-Foreign Ops Washington, DC
May 22, 2012 Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Spending Bill Washington, DC
Nov. 10, 2011 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 Washington, DC
Aug. 24, 2011 Illinois Officials Announce Silver Cross Victory for Area Vets Joliet, IL
July 20, 2011 Senate Passes Johnson-Kirk Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Spending Bill Washington DC
June 29, 2011 Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Spending Bill Washington, DC
April 13, 2011 Durbin, Kirk, Costello, Shimkus: Restarting Surgeries at Marion VA is Good News for Southern Illinois Veterans Washington, DC
Feb. 8, 2011 Letter to the Honorable Eric Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs Washington, DC
Feb. 7, 2011 Kirk Named to Five Appropriations Subcommittes, Leads Panel on Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Washington, DC
July 29, 2010 House Approves Kirk Amendment Establishing VA Patient Safety Reporting Hotline Washington, DC
May 12, 2009 Hearing Of The Homeland Security Subcommittee Of The House Appropriations Committee- Homeland Security Department Washington, DC
March 17, 2009 We Owe Our Veterans Everything Washington, DC
March 28, 2008 More Dental Coverage Sought for Vets Unknown
March 27, 2008 Kirk and Local Vets: Congress Should "Make Our Veterans Smile" Arlington Heights, Ill
Sept. 16, 2007 Chicago Tribune - Military Vets Army of Few in Congress Chicago, IL
May 15, 2007 House Approves Kirk, Moore Bill to Honor Disabled Veterans Washington, DC
May 15, 2007 American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act Washington, DC
March 5, 2007 Extending Authorization for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial Washington, DC
Jan. 24, 2007 Support a Disabled Veterans Memorial Washington, DC
Jan. 23, 2007 Local veterans invited to the big speech in D.C. Washington, DC
Nov. 18, 2006 Kirk, Veterans Dedicate First African-American World War II Navy Memorial Chicago, IL
May 19, 2006 Military Construction, Miliatary Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2007 Washington, DC
May 26, 2005 Military Quality Of Life And Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006 Washington, DC
Issue Position: Veterans Unknown
Issue Position: Health Care for All Unknown
Issue Position: Health Care and Veterans Unknown

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