The Hill News

As a member of the Illinois Congressional delegation, I have been besieged by questions on the status of Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.). These well-intended queries come from colleagues from around the country, Congressional staffers, the professional employees of the government, local Republican leaders and the general public.
 
When I went to visit Sen. Kirk on Sunday night, he was clearly very happy to see me. Family and close friends have pitched in to support him, and he was surrounded by "get well" notes from Illinois and around the world. I added to the collection with a card recently signed at the Clark County Republican Lincoln Day dinner and another from wounded warriors, organized by Bert Caswell, who is a red-coat tour guide at the United States Capitol.

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