Mark Kirk in 2016 IL Senate race

On Abortion: Fund Planned Parenthood for non-abortion health services

Duckworth: No

Kirk: No

Q: On Contraception: Should employers be able to withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if they disagree with it morally?

Duckworth: No

Kirk: No

Q: On Healthcare: Should Planned Parenthood be eligible to receive public funds for non-abortion health services?

Duckworth: Yes

Kirk: Yes

On Drugs: Decriminalize and/or legalize marijuana

Duckworth: Yes

Kirk: No, including for medical marijuana.

On Energy & Oil: Climate change is real, but no carbon tax

Duckworth: Yes

Kirk: Has said climate change is real, but questions the role of industrial emissions: Kirk recently acknowledged that human activity contributes to climate change, but historically has questioned this and voted against bills that would have addressed climate change.

Q: On Climate Change: Should government limit the levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere?

Duckworth: Yes

Kirk: No. Opposes carbon tax and EPA regulation of greenhouse gases

Q: On Renewable Energy: Support government mandates and/or subsidies for renewable energy?

Duckworth: Yes

Kirk: Yes. Also supports fossil fuel subsidies.

On Gun Control: Both major-party Senate candidates support gun restrictions

Duckworth: Yes

Kirk: Yes

On Health Care: For 2013 shutdown over ObamaCare, but then for compromise

Duckworth: No

Kirk: Yes

Q: On Healthcare: Did you support shutting down the federal government in order to defund Obamacare in 2013?

Duckworth: No

Kirk: Voted for several bills that contributed to shutdown, then for compromise that resolved it.

Q: On Healthcare: Should Planned Parenthood be eligible to receive public funds for non-abortion health services?

Duckworth: Yes

Kirk: Yes

On Immigration: First secure the border; then path to citizenship

Duckworth: Yes

Kirk: Voted against it in 2010. Now supports it.

Q: On Immigration: Should America's 11 million undocumented residents have an earned path to citizenship?

Duckworth: Yes

Kirk: Only as part of a two-step reform: first secure the border and then create a path to citizenship.

On War & Peace: Ground troops against ISIS only with long-term exit strategy

Duckworth: Yes

Kirk: No

Q: On Iraq: Should the US recommit significant additional ground troops to Iraq to combat the success of ISIS?

Duckworth: Only as part of long-term plan and exit strategy drawing on all facets of U.S. power.[5]

Kirk: Supports Obama request to fight ISIS for limited engagement of three years.

On Drugs: No need to increase veterans' access to medical marijuana

Democratic challenger Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, on the other hand, has voted in favor of House amendments to protect state medical cannabis laws from federal interference and for an amendment to stop the Department of Justice from interfering with any state marijuana law, including those covering recreational use.

On Crime: Deportation to fight rising street gang population

Locally, the legislation would combine with efforts already being taken in Lake County to deport illegals in the criminal system. While most gang members are American citizens, we are seeing the rise of transnational drug gangs that are bringing new levels of violence and criminal activity to our communities. [Source: kirk.house.gov/index.php ]

On Drugs: Crack down on drug cartels trafficking of illegal weapons

The DEA has shown that violent Mexican drug cartels are bringing in high-purity heroin to communities throughout the country. These cartels are operating in more than 195 American cities, with three in the Chicago area. These cartels wage war on each other for territory, fueled by weapons illegally trafficked from the United States. Already these conflicts are moving to our country, with extreme acts of violence -- including beheadings. We cannot stop the flow of illegal drugs without targeting the high-powered weapons that flow south to Mexico. [Source: kirk.house.gov/index.php ]

On Crime: Provide after-school basketball to reduce youth violence