Kirk, Dold Hope to Avoid Government Shutdown
Dold says he will not commit to crossing party lines if Planned Parenthood remains a sticking point.
Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Highland Park) and Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) remained hopeful the federal government would not shutter at 11 p.m. Friday, but Dold was unwilling to specifically commit to maintaining funding for Planned Parenthood to avoid a shut down. Dold would not agree to voting against members of his party to maintain funding for Planned Parenthood if it were the only way to keep the government afloat. Comments and accusations have been flying back and forth between members of Congress blaming each other for the potential shut down if Congress does not pass a continuing resolution Friday to fund the federal government. Kirk and Dold spoke to members of the local media on a conference call Friday afternoon to explain the …
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tamika h
9:45 pm on Friday, April 8, 2011
also quit exploring the moon, spending millions of dollars for people to go up there for months at a time and for what!? worry about whats going on down here!! there are plenty of causes that could use that money. Why is it that we never money for things we need to fix our government, but we have money to fight wars, walk on the moon, and for weapons, things that we dont need to be doing. I know … more ›