Dropping Details: Mark Kirk Fails to Register Long-Time Caucuses for Nearly 2 Years
The campaign website of Illinois Republican candidate for Senate Mark Kirk refers to him as “detail-orientated.” Kirk’s supposed attention to detail is a central appeal of his campaign.
As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Mark Kirk co-founded the Congressional Kidney Caucus back in 2002. He forgot to register the Kidney Caucus for the 111th Congress of 2009-2010 (as required by the Committee on House Administration) until July 27, 2010.
Mark Kirk co-founded the Commission on Divided Families in 2007. He forgot to register the Commission on Divided Families for the 111th Congress until July 27, 2010.
Also on July 27 2010, Mark Kirk finally remembered to register the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues for the 111th Congress. This caucus has been around since the 1990s but wasn’t in official existence thanks to Kirk’s lapse.
Mark Kirk remembered a bit earlier to register the Congressional Tunisia Caucus with the Committee on House Administration; its registration on April 14 2010 gave the Tunisia Caucus six months’ working time in the two-year term of Congress.
