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Kirk said that he and Durbin have formed a bipartisan panel to review applications. Generally, U.S. senators recommend nominees to the president and it takes months for confirmation once a nomination is sent to the Senate. "I'm working with Senator Durbin right now to make sure we have a U.S. Attorney who is just as good as Patrick Fitzgerald," Kirk said. He added that Fitzgerald was "one of the best public servants we have ever seen in the state of Illinois." The video also shows footage of Kirk's visits with Illinois Republican U.S. Reps. Judy Biggert and Bob Dold and Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia. "It's been really touching to have these visits from colleagues who come all the way from Washington," Kirk said. "They have been really morale boosters."
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