| Date | Subject | Result | Conserv. Position | Kirk Voted | |
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| 2010-01-21 | TARP Elimination [HJRES45] | Rejected (53-45) |
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| The Senate defeated an amendment eliminating the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and lowering the debt ceiling by the amount of TARP funds repaid. ACU opposed TARP from the beginning and supported this amendment. Although a majority of the Senate voted to eliminate TARP, under Senate procedures 60 votes were required. | |||||
| 2010-01-26 | Debt Limit Increase / Spending Cuts [HJRES45] | Rejected (33-61) |
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| The Senate defeated an amendment to the Debt Ceiling bill which would have cut federal spending by a total of $120 billion. Amendment opponents insisted on dividing the amendment into three separate votes. This vote was to eliminate $22 billion in excessive overhead and duplicative programs. | |||||
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"No vote" means that this member did not cast a vote (or voted 'Present' instead of Yes or No). |