Initiatives
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Supporting Our Veterans
More than 700,000 of our nation’s 22 million veterans live in Illinois. These men and women span generations of wars and conflicts, and are active members in the community across our state. I have dedicated much of my career in public service to honoring and working to ensure that those individuals who wore our nation’s uniform receive the very best medical care, as well as important educational and employment opportunities.
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Fighting Gangs in Illinois
Gangs of national significance, including prison and street gangs, are terrorizing American communities. Gangs are fueled by the money and power gained by engaging in criminal activity. Homicide, shootings, weapons offenses, human trafficking, drug trafficking and rape are just a few of the crimes associated with gangs.
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The Fight to End Child Sex Trafficking
Senator Kirk is leading the effort to help end child sex trafficking on the Internet. Backpage.com, a website owned and operated by Village Voice Media, is the leading website for prostitution advertising in the United States. The site's “adult entertainment” section generates more than 80 percent of prostitution advertising revenue on the web.
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Heroin: Killing In Our Suburbs
Since 2012, heroin has taken a life every 3 days in Chicago’s suburbs. Though heroin is not often considered a serious concern for suburban parents, statistics show the epidemic is quickly growing. We possess the technology and resources to prevent the growth of this local and national epidemic. Please learn more and join me to protect our children.
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Iranian Dissident Awareness Program
The Iranian Dissident Awareness Program was created so that members of Congress can stand with the people of Iran. Members from both sides of the aisle have the opportunity to fight for the persecuted, the dissidents, and the political prisoners. We cannot turn a blind eye to their struggle. A regime that does not recognize the basic human dignity of its people will never be an honest broker in the international community.
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Senate Great Lakes Task Force
Lake Michigan is the Crown Jewel of the Midwest, providing miles of beaches, natural habitat, and recreations for millions in Illinois. Senator Kirk serves as co-chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, where he fights to protect and restore the Great lakes, our most precious natural resource and the source of drinking water for more than 30 million Americans.
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#NeverGiveUp: My Stroke Agenda
The practice of rehabilitation differs across the country, resulting in scattered and inefficient resources. Survivors deserve better. It is my mission to create a standard of care to optimize the entire rehabilitation system—by transforming the way researchers, doctors, therapists and hospitals care for patients with neurological disorders and injuries—to give others the opportunity to have the absolute best quality of care possible.
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Stop Cyberbullying Now
In today’s society, almost half of all kids report having been bullied online. Cyberbullying wasn’t part of my childhood, but it is part of everybody’s now. Bullying has real and terrible consequences. Teenagers who have been involved in bullying are more likely to commit suicide than their peers.
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