Posted on 08/12/2004 7:56:53 AM PDT by freedomgod
Ok you guys. Lets be fair here. If you are going to really have a fair discussion on the subject and your TRUELY care about this country and our progress get your heads out of Hanity's butt and refer to this information:
The number of bills that bear your name is a poor measure of legislative accomplishment. For example, Ted Kennedy, who most would acknowledge as the most accomplished Democratic Senator in a generation, has had just 9 bills signed into law in 10 years. Of the more than 400 bills Kennedy sponsored in 108th, 105th and 104th Congresses none were signed in to law. And Bill Frist, the Republican Majority Leader, has sponsored 88 bills in the 108th Congress and zero have become law. In the 107th Congress, Frist sponsored 52 bills and 1 became law. It was a bill to authorize and urge the President to promote democracy in Zimbabwe.
• He and John McCain negotiated an agreement with Vietnam to provide a full accounting for POW-MIAs.
• He wrote the first bill reducing acid rain.
• He has repeatedly led the charge in protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from drilling.
• He has passed legislation that shut down money laundering activities of terrorists and drug traffickers.
President Clinton Praised Kerry for Putting 100,000 COPS on the Street – “When we tried to get past six years of talking tough on crime but nothing happening, rhetoric and rhetoric and rhetoric and no action, to put 100,000 police on the street, to ban deadly assault weapons to pass the Brady bill, the other side, [the Republicans] led the fight against it. But John Kerry helped us pass the toughest, smartest, best crime bill this country has seen in many a day, and the crime rate has gone down for four years in a row. John Kerry was on the right side of history.” [Public Papers of the President: Fall River, MA; 8/28/96]
Democratic Leader Tom Daschle Says Kerry Knows How to Get the Legislative Job Done in the Senate - Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle had kind words for John Kerry’s work on Campaign Finance Reform when he asked Kerry to chair the Democratic Steering Committee: "From our teen-smoking bill to HMO reform and Campaign Finance Reform, John Kerry has demonstrated that he clearly knows how to get the job done. He is a valued and trusted member of our leadership team, and I am pleased he has accepted another term as Chairman of the Steering and Coordination Committee." [Daschle Press Release, 11/19/98]
Even Dr. Bill Frist, Senate Majority Leader Says Kerry’s Global AIDS Legislation is a “Huge Step Forward”: “’The Kerry-Frist bill is a huge step forward,” said [current Majority Leader Bill] Frist. “It further validates U.S. leadership in the global effort to end devastation many countries face in the fight against HIV/AIDS’.” [Office of Senator Frist, press release 7/12/02]
57 bills and resolutions John Kerry has sponsored over the years have passed the U.S. Senate. Countless others have been improved because of his work, including the Clean Air Act, the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the COPS program.
• John Kerry has taken on the special interests and won.
• He fought against Newt Gingrich’s anti-labor and anti-environmental regulatory reform.
• He has fought to raise the minimum wage.
• He has worked to shut down wasteful corporate subsidies.
• And John Kerry played an important role in the effort to reach a settlement with the tobacco companies that ended marketing to children and teenagers.
You wanna talk career achievements? Let's talk Bush...
1) Drunk 2) Failed businessman (Arbusto Energy) 3) Got daddy to get him into the weekend warrior Air national guard where he went AWOL 4) Again, daddy got him his position as governor where he had one of the worst records in history 5) He rode to the presidency on daddy's shoulders where he couldn't even win that right. Stole election via the Supreme court, overriding the tradition of federalism and states rights.
Now that's a record to be proud of. :-)
Kerry's record...
He helped to reauthorize a majority of credit and noncredit programs into the Small Business Administration (SBA) through passage of the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997. Over $300 million in loan funding and technical assistance.
He and Sen. Christopher Bond (R-MO) coauthored emergency legislation entitled The American Small Business Emergency Relief and Recovery Act of 2001, which gives customized loan and borrowing access to small businesses hit by the affects of the September 11 terrorist attacks
Through cooperative efforts with former Sen. Bumpers of Arkansas, Kerry has fought to reduce capital gains taxes by 50% for small business owners, and they have proposed a 50%-75% tax exemption for shareholders in small businesses that specialize in technological R+D.
Kerry supported the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, which gives targeted credit breaks to operational family-owned small businesses or farms by exempting them from payment of the first $1.3 million in estate taxes, while keeping health insurance deductions for the self-employed
Kerry's efforts in small business revitalization have gained small businesses research and contracts to increase commercialization and federal aid through the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR).
He battled the FDIC in Massachusetts to secure a statewide foreclosure moratorium during a time of bank failures, giving small businesses the opportunity to repay loans with capital through retail rather than auction.
He and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) sponsored a bill to extend disaster relief loans through the SBA to small businesses affected by the airways system shutdown that followed Sept. 11.
He sponsored the Code of Arms Transfers Act, banning U.S. military commitment in undemocratic countries that violate human rights
He sponsored the Arms Transfer Code of Conduct to enforce stricter regulations on US arms sales, ceasing the transferring of arms to nations that harbor oppressive and fascist policies and human rights violations.
Kerry cosponsored a Defense Department amendment that authorized our military to transport the families of wounded active duty soldiers
He joined Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) in requesting Coast Guard funding to supplement search-and-rescue missions, the prevention of drug smuggling, and fishery patrol
During the Gulf War, Kerry voted to postpone interest payments on SBA loans and extend tax return filing deadlines for reservists who went to serve in the Middle East, and has been outspoken in probing the causes of mysterious illnesses that afflict Gulf veterans - - cosponsoring the Gulf War Veterans Act of 1996 to make diagnoses between physical afflictions and wartime toxic exposure.
He introduced legislation that requires the DOD to reimburse families who pay hundreds of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses for body armor of their children who are soldiers
Along with McCain, Kerry co-chaired a rigorous investigation of American POWs and MIAs in Southeastern Asia, and they lobbied the Vietnamese government into compliance
Congress passed Kerry's 2002 legislative initiative authorizing low-interest loans for farmers suffering from drought.
Kerry has presented a "Two Strikes and You're Out" bill, which requires mandatory life sentences for two-time child predators who engage in the rape or sexual assault of kids
Kerry supported Sen. Joe Biden's 1994 Crime Law, which created over 1,500 new police officers.
Kerry introduced and passed the Nurse Reinvestment Act, which is designed to help rural hospitals and health care providers to find qualified nurses
Kerry joined Sens. Russ Feingold (D-WI), Susan Collins (R-ME), and former Sen. Murkowski (R-AK) in proposing the Home Health Nurse and Patient Act of 2001, to allow regulatory discretion for home health care providers by reducing red tape, and reform policies to attract more nurses for home health
In the Senate, he authored a Children's Health Initiative for children in working families through subsidized vouchers that allow easier access to private health insurance
Kerry was an original sponsor of the Women's Health Equity Act, providing women of all ages with high-quality health care, including an emphasis on breast cancer prevention and treatment
John Kerry is an outspoken proponent of quality housing programs for the elderly, having gone to bat for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) so that seniors are not rendered homeless, housing targeted at retirement communities, and block grants for geriatric services.
He is an original sponsor of MiCASSA and The Money Follows the Person Act to end institutional bias against disabled Americans, and will promote the formation of more independent living centers.
As part of Kerry's platform on gay rights, he supports civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, including inheritance rights, health benefits and insurance, family leave, bereavement leave, pension plans, hospital visitation, and survivor benefits from Social Security. He supports legislation to give these rights to federal workers. Shortly after being elected to the Senate in 1985, Kerry joined in introducing an anti-discrimination bill.
He was one of 14 senators in 1996 to speak out against and vote against the Defense of Marriage Act, authored by Rep. Bob Barr (R-GA), which was passed by Congress and signed by President Clinton
He sponsored and voted for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 1996, which blocks job discrimination based on sexual orientation by federal employers
Kerry voted for Sen. Barbara Boxer's 1993 amendment to modify President Clinton's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, which would have striked out language in Don't Ask, Don't Tell that currently permits the dishonorable discharge of gay and lesbian soldiers due solely to sexual orientation
He sponsored the Native American Small Business Development Act to create a permanent Office of Native American Affairs through the SBA. Kerry believes that the myth that all tribes have become rich from tribal gaming needs to be dispelled, so people are aware of the over 350 tribes that are stuck in poverty.
Kerry authored much of the Global AIDS and Tuberculosis Relief Act of 2000, and has authored the U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2002 to create a five-year plan in combating AIDS.
Kerry sponsored the original Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Care Act
In a joint effort with fellow Sen. Gordon Smith, Kerry introduced the Comprehensive School Improvement and Accountability Act to hike federal funding of public schools by $23.8 million, which would cover "Second Chance" programs, after-school programs, teacher training, early childhood education, and merit evaluation, in an effort to promote competition and accountability
Kerry and Sen. Bond of Missouri presented Congress with the Early Childhood Development Act of 1999 to support local communities in establishing intervention programs for at-risk youth at earliest stage of life.
He sponsored original versions of the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Bill to ban "soft money" (unlimited donations from corporations, unions, and individuals) and sham attack ads
He teamed with Sen. Paul Wellstone of Minnesota to present a Clean Money bill that would give candidates the option of financing their political campaigns with grant expenditures from a public campaign trust fund.
Kerry joined a bipartisan effort for meaningful election reform, by sponsoring Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell's Federal Election Reform Act of 2001
The senator was one of the original organizers of the first Earth Day in Massachusetts (in 1970), and chaired the National Earth Day board in 1990
He and Boxer passed a Senate amendment to impose a moratorium on oil drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf and the West Coast, including California's coastline. The Kerry-Boxer amendment closes a loophole that would have allowed oil companies to drill in environmentally sensitive areas and protects the fishing and tourism industries from being trumped by Big Oil
Kerry cosponsored Lincoln Chafee's Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act of 2000, a bipartisan bill providing national brownfields cleanup and redevelopment in urban areas
Along with Sen. Biden, Kerry sponsored a State Department bill amendment tackling global climate change by mandating the Bush Administration to engage in international environmental renegotiations and to work toward revising Kyoto
He and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) brokered a bipartisan compromise to propose increasing fuel-efficiency standards by 50%, with a goal to reach a fuel economy average of 36 miles per gallon by the year 2015.
Awards:
2002 1. Massachusetts Telecommunications Council "Policy Maker of the Year" 2. NAM Vets of Cape Cod and Islands Award For Significant and Exemplary Support Rendered To Veterans of This Country and of the Cape and Islands 3. John W. McCormick Award for Public Service
2001 1. June 21, 2002 Parents for Residential Reform, Mass Families Organizing for Change and the Federation for Children with Special Needs presented The Powerful Friend Recognition Award to Senator Kerry "for his outstanding leadership and national voice on behalf of children with disabilities and their families". 2. Visiting Nurse Association of America's "Legislator of the Year" 3. Gerry Studds Stewardship Award from the Boston Harbor Island Alliance for his work to preserve the Boston Harbor Islands 4. Institute of International Education's "Steven P. Duggan Award for International Understanding" for lifetime achievement in public service and leadership in the U.S. Senate
2000 1. Massachusetts Association of Home Health Care's "Legislator of the Year" 2. American Jewish Committee's "Congressional Leadership Award" for efforts on religious freedom in the workplace
1999 1. Friends of the Public Garden's "Henry Lee Award" for efforts to preserve Boston's green spaces
1998 1. "Zero to Three" Association's "Achievement Award" for work on early childhood development issues 2. Association for Enterprise's "Leadership Award" for leadership on the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 3. Assumption College's "Presidential Medal"
1997 1. National Health Association's "Legislator of the Year Award" for support of expanded child care and attention for at-risk children. Sponsored 1997 Early Childhood Development Act
1996 1. Armenian Assembly of America's Award for service and commitment to the Armenian people. John Kerry was co-sponsor of Humanitarian Aid Corridor Act, providing aid to Armenia and other nations 2. Time Magazine's "Honest Man in Politics Award" f or being only Senator up for reelection in 1996 to vote against Defense of Marriage Act
1995 1. Environmental Business Council Paul Keogh Award June 9, 1995 for distinguished commitment to environmental industries
1993 1. Tri-Community Chamber of Commerce George B. Wells Award December 7, 1993 for leadership in tourism
1990 1. Minority Business Enterprise Legal Defense Fund "Minority Business Development Trendsetter of the Year" June 17, 1990 2. SMU Labor Education Center Arnold M. Dubin Award November 15, 1990 for outstanding contributions to the causes of labor and social justice
1998 1. League of Conservation Voters Award honored for having one of the best For environmental voting record over previous 5 years
1988 1. Commencement speaker for Umass/Boston 20th Commencement UMass Boston Honorary Degree 2. Brockton Little League's "Appreciation Award" March 7, 1988 for work with special needs division
1986 1. B'nai Brith Council of Greater Boston's "Man of the Year"
1985 1. National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy Award honored JK at a reception at the Boston Center for Adult Education
Didn't take me long to dig this up...
Here's a list of bills sponsored and co-sponsored by Kerry...from 104th congress (1995-1996) Kerry has sponsored or co-sponsored over 2200 bills and events:
Here is a link to all the sponsors and co-sponsored bills http://kerry.senate.gov/bandwidth/issues/legislation.html
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ooops, I just did a rain dance...
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You lowlife, subhuman, piece of deviant, degenerate liberal-demokkkRAT-socialist-commie-nazi garbage!
Kerry is fraudulent filth and fake, phony, lying trash, moron.
Crawl back under your slimy rock, subhuman; your days are numbered. We're wise to you and your hate-America, ABB (Anybody But Bush) lib-dem-bots, and we're going to crush you on Nov 2, dammit.
Buh-bye, troll garbage!
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