Newest GOP Senator: Election Results Should Matter in Lame-Duck

Senate Republicans on Saturday tapped their newest member, Mark Kirk, to deliver a shot across the bow of Democratic leaders to warn against any tax hikes in the current lame-duck session.

Kirk defeated Democratic state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias in a bitter contest this fall for President Obama’s former Senate seat. He used Saturday’s weekly GOP radio address to argue that Democratic leaders should pay heed to the Nov. 2 election results. Republicans won six Senate seats in the election, prompting Democratic leaders to push items in the lame-duck session that have a better chance of success than will be possible in January.

“The current leaders of Congress should not move forward with plans that were just rejected by the American people,” Kirk said. “These leaders should not raise taxes and risk another recession. Instead, Congress should reduce spending and prevent another tax hike on American taxpayers.”                             

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