Debt : Today is my first day in the U.S. Senate.
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With this honor comes a tremendous responsibility to accomplish much for our nation.
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My top priority is turning our economy around. In Congress, we had a vigorous debate about the Trillion-dollar stimulus. Most Americans agree this policy has failed. Unemployment in Illinois is stuck above 9 percent with more than 640,000 of our citizens out of work. Policies of the past caused our state to fall behind. Ten years ago, Illinois had at least 150,000 more...
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