Aug 12, 2010
Congressman Mark Kirk (R-IL) flip-flops on JOBS Bill - August 2010
U.S. Congressman Mark Kirk (R-IL) said in Illinois that he was inclined to support the recent JOBS bill because it was "deficit neutral" and would save thousands of teachers' jobs. Then, he went to Washington D.C. and 24 hours later he voted AGAINST the JOBS bill he just praised. This is Washington politics at its worst, and Mr. Kirk should be ashamed of his actions.
By voting against the JOBS bill, Mr. Kirk also voted to keep tax breaks in place for corporations that ship American JOBS overseas. His position is completely hypocritical. My own career in IT has been sidelined twice in the last few years because of "off-shore" hiring practices and I've been out of work for two years.
Mr. Kirk has long supported extending the 2001 and 2003 temporary Bush tax cuts for the richest 2% of Americans that will add $36 billion to the deficit if reinstated, yet he refused to support teachers when this deficit REDUCTION bill came up for a vote. Once again, Mr. Kirk has abandoned the working middle class in favor of big corporate interests.
Finally, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce strongly opposed the JOBS bill and has been running ads supporting Mr. Kirk in his bid to be elected the junior Senator from Illinois in 2010. Clearly, Mr. Kirk favors the whims of his corporate supporters over the needs of the working middle class and WILL NOT support them, even if it is also good for the nation. - Sent to the Daily Herald newspapers (Arlington Heights, IL) 8/12/2010.
By voting against the JOBS bill, Mr. Kirk also voted to keep tax breaks in place for corporations that ship American JOBS overseas. His position is completely hypocritical. My own career in IT has been sidelined twice in the last few years because of "off-shore" hiring practices and I've been out of work for two years.
Mr. Kirk has long supported extending the 2001 and 2003 temporary Bush tax cuts for the richest 2% of Americans that will add $36 billion to the deficit if reinstated, yet he refused to support teachers when this deficit REDUCTION bill came up for a vote. Once again, Mr. Kirk has abandoned the working middle class in favor of big corporate interests.
Finally, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce strongly opposed the JOBS bill and has been running ads supporting Mr. Kirk in his bid to be elected the junior Senator from Illinois in 2010. Clearly, Mr. Kirk favors the whims of his corporate supporters over the needs of the working middle class and WILL NOT support them, even if it is also good for the nation. - Sent to the Daily Herald newspapers (Arlington Heights, IL) 8/12/2010.
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