I’ve got a chart here that shows our debt-to-GDP ratio. And while we did run deficits in the past, we now number our debt in trillions rather than in billions. And I think that represents a long-term danger, especially to the, the American dream. Mark Kirk Read Quote
Over time, the federal government should move the nation to a single standard, clean-burning gasoline. Mark Kirk Read Quote
With all this rehab, for me just to walk was a huge effort. I had to re-learn how to walk again after the stroke. And all the rehab and all the effort shows the mental determination times 10 to keep serving. Mark Kirk Read Quote
We should all be neo-abolitionists here to make sure that there is no right in America to enslave others using the Internet. Mark Kirk Read Quote
The intelligence community agrees 30 percent of the terrorists released from Guantanamo are known or suspected to have already re-joined the fight against Americans_- a statistic that translates to a horrific reality. Mark Kirk Read Quote
When you look at the state of the economy right now, you have to set a priority. And my top priority is the deficit of jobs and economic growth, and especially this perception that the United States could be falling behind especially Asian economies. Mark Kirk Read Quote
The Spending Control Act. It would recreate President Reagan’s grace commission to have a bipartisan commission on how we reduce spending. Mark Kirk Read Quote
Secretary Rumsfeld used to represent parts of our district in the 1960s. I think that he and his team have done a masterful job in defeating Iraqi forces quickly and decisively. Mark Kirk Read Quote
Every American born today owes $43,000 to the federal government the day she or he is born. And we are transferring a tremendous amount of debt to the new generation, much of it owed to overseas creditors who expect to be repaid by our children with interest. Mark Kirk Read Quote
And taking more money out of the private economy and having the government perform as it has poorly done with the stimulus I don’t think is the right way to go. Mark Kirk Read Quote