Ill. Senators Support Debt Compromise, Ind. Senators Divided

Illinois' two U.S. senators cast their votes for the debt ceiling bill signed by President Obama moments after its Senate passage. But on the Senate floor Tuesday morning, Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk said the agreement is only a short term fix.

"This bill prevents a crisis from breaking out this week," Kirk said. "It also begins to control automatic spending programs, many of whom (sic) have run without accountability since the 1960s. All of this is a down payment on further ways to bring common sense, accountability and control to the spending of our government."

Illinois' other senator, Democrat Dick Durbin, was acting as Senate president as the bill passed - he's been a longtime proponent of a bipartisan compromise. Indiana's two GOP senators split their votes - Richard Lugar voted in favor of the bill, Dan Coats voted against.