Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL)(R) walks up steps to the Senate Chamber with the assistance of an aide on his return to the U.S. Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington January 3, 2013.
“When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the Senate with an open mind and greater respect for others. Same-sex couples should have the right to civil marriage. Our time on this Earth is limited, I know that better than most.”— Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), announcing his support for same-sex marriage yesterday to the Chicago Tribune. Kirk suffered a stroke last year.
