"The lame-duck Congress has a superseded mandate, making the actions of this Congress increasingly illegitimate especially if they're large, expensive and last far into the future."Senator Mark Kirk, Illinois Republican elected last month, but seated early because he was filling the seat held by a placeholder after it was left vacant by Mr. Obama's 2008 victory.
SOURCE: "Reid pulls $1.1T omnibus spending bill: Senate Republicans claim win" by Stephen Dinan and Karen Rowland; December 16, 2010.
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