of what you have already been presented with here.
http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2003_0916.htmlJohn Kerry has shown courage throughout his lifetime – taking on the tough issues, making the hard decisions, telling the truth, and making a difference. Now he is ready to take the fight to George Bush and put our country back on the right track,” said
Sen. Diane Feinstein. “John Kerry will roll back the Bush tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans so we can invest in education, health care, and the skills of our workers. And he wants to give the middle class a tax cut, not a tax increase.”
Feinstein has served California in the Senate since her election in 1992. She was the first woman on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the first woman Mayor of San Francisco, the first woman elected Senator of California and the first woman member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
“I am thrilled and grateful to have Senator Feinstein’s support in this race. She is an unquestioned leader on so many important issues facing our nation such as energy independence, public safety and keeping our country strong. In her years of service, she has been a tireless advocate for the millions of Californians she represents,” said Kerry. “I am proud to have her help and support in this campaign to protect the middle class, provide quality health care, preserve our environment and ensuring we are secure both at home and abroad.”
Feinstein also said Kerry’s support for banning assault weapons was another reason for her support.
“The Assault Weapon ban will expire next year. We need a President who will actively urge Congress to extend it,” said Feinstein. “And John Kerry will do just that. It is the kind of leadership and courage we need in a President.”
For the past decade, I’ve had the pleasure of working with John Kerry in the United States Senate and, for several years, as a member of the Foreign Relations Committee.
I know he has the strength, experience, leadership, and judgment to be an excellent President.
Because I have worked with him and know him so well, I know that he has the courage to do what’s right for America. And he will fight for legislation to get America back on the right track. He is fighting to provide affordable health care, roll back tax cuts for the wealthy while creating jobs and invest in education.
John Kerry has shown courage throughout his lifetime – taking on the tough issues, making the hard decisions, telling the truth, and making a difference. He fought in Vietnam where he received the Silver Star, Bronze Star and three awards of the Purple Heart and came back to lead the effort against that war.
Now he is ready to take the fight to George Bush and put our country back on the right track. John has stood up to special interests, fighting against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, protecting a woman’s right to choose, and leading the way on national security issues.
He rejects George Bush’s vision of a government that comforts the comfortable at the expense of ordinary Americans, that lets corporations do as they please, that turns its back on the very alliances we helped create and the very principles that have made our nation a model to the world.
He has provided a specific plan to get the American economy moving forward and to create the nearly 3 million jobs lost under President Bush. John Kerry will roll back the Bush tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans so we can invest in education, health care, and the skills of our workers. And he wants to give the middle class a tax cut, not a tax increase. Under George Bush, too many middle class people are getting pummeled everywhere they turn – more bills to pay, a higher cost of living.
Let me talk about one issue that has always been very important to me – gun control. In John Kerry’s announcement speech he had the courage to say what too many politicians are afraid to acknowledge: He said,
“... courage means standing up for gun safety, not retreating from the issue out of political fear or trying to have it both ways. I’m a hunter and I believe in the Second Amendment but I’ve never gone hunting with an AK-47. Our party will never be the choice of the NRA -- and I’m not looking to be the candidate of the NRA.”
The Assault Weapon ban will expire next year. We need a President who will actively urge Congress to extend it. And John Kerry will do just that.
That is the kind of leadership and courage we need in a President.
In short, John Kerry has the right stuff. He will be an excellent President of the United States.
Here are some links to research the legislation presented:
http://kerry.senate.gov/http://www.senate.gov/http://www.house.gov/Congressional Record-
http://thomas.loc.gov/Roll Call Votes-
http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/g_three_sections_with_teasers/legislative_home.htmUS Government-
http://www.firstgov.gov/governmentguide.com-
http://www.governmentguide.com/Federal Information Center-
http://fic.info.gov/Register to vote-
http://www.youngvoters.org/register.htm12 Legislative Accomplishments of John Kerry:http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/releases/pr_2004_0130d.htmlCosponsored Gramm-Rudman-Hollings bipartisan deficit reduction Act. Kerry was one of the earliest Democrats to sign on to the effort to address the growing budget deficit.
Secured assistance for families of Agent Orange victims: Kerry cosponsored and worked to pass the Agent Orange Benefits Act to extend health care benefits to children of Vietnam Veterans who suffer from spina bifida. <1995 VA-HUD >
Passed international anti-money laundering law: John Kerry proposed and passed anti-money laundering amendment that forced negotiations with foreign banks to keep records of US currency transactions of $10,000 & up and established penalties for countries engaged in money laundering. <1988: S Amdt 3697, HR 5210, #374, passed 85-3>
Introduced bill to significantly increase commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS: Kerry introduced, along with Senator Bill Frist (R-TN), the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Act. The bill would increase the U.S. governments funding of international HIV/AIDS efforts from approximately $1.7 billion in 2003 to $1.9 billion in 2004. This effort led to the unanimous passage in May 2003 the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Act of 2003. AIDS activists characterized Kerry as one of Congress top leaders on HIV/AIDS policy.
Passed law addressing nurse shortage: Kerry introduced and passed the Nurse Reinvestment Act, to address the current shortage of Nurses in the medical profession.
Expanded early childhood development efforts: Kerry introduced legislation to expand state and local early childhood development efforts, including education, child care and health care for children between birth and six years old. At the end of 2000, a version of this bipartisan legislation was signed into law. .
Strengthened protection of seals, dolphin, whales and other marine mammals: Kerry sponsored legislation that extended and strengthened laws protecting Marine Mammals from commercial fishing.
Introduced plan that expanded childrens health insurance coverage: Kerry and Kennedy drafted an innovative plan to help states expand health care coverage for children in the 104th Congress. Their plan served as the framework for the Childrens Health Insurance Program in 1997
Instrumental in passing last minimum wage increase: Kerry was instrumental in passing the last increase in the minimum wage to $5.15 per hour in 1997.
Led fight to defeat Republican regulatory reform that threatened to roll back environmental and safety regulations: Kerry was a leader on the Senate floor to stop Republican efforts to roll back labor, environmental and consumer safety regulations under the guise of regulatory reform.
Led inquiry into savings and loan cleanup: Kerry conducted hearings into waste fraud and abuse in the RTC, the agency responsible for cleaning up the S&L scandal.
Boosted COPS and Police Corps funding: Kerry successfully lobbied the Senate and the administration to move funding from $5.9 billion to $22.2 billion over four years, with the goal of putting 100,000 new cops on the street. He also succeeded in boosting funding for Police Corps scholarship program.
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