The despicable, vile, wretched Swift Liar Jerome Corsi just released a book smearing Obama. Indicative of how the Swift Liars are able to leverage their capacity to distort is this: a book, written by a known liar, filled with known lies is atop The New York Times Best-Sellers List for nonfiction. Swift Liar becomes “best-selling author” and is given a platform by the news media to promote lies.
In the Colorado Senate race, Swift Liar Bob Perry , who anted up $4.45 million to the group in 2004, is funding a smear campaign against Democratic candidate Mark Udall.
By all indications, things are about to get nasty. With despicable characters like Perry ready to throw millions into smear campaigns, Democrats need to mount a coordinated effort to fight these well-funded, and often insidious, GOP attack groups.
That effort is TruthFightsBack.com, a site launched by John Kerry to counter the imminent onslaught of attacks by right-wing lie peddlers.
The objective: a grassroots-level rapid response effort to build a knowledge resource to arm people with the truth to fight back against the smear merchants.
The goal: more elected Democrats.
Here is an excerpt from an e-mail Kerry sent introducing the site:
We’re launching a new website that empowers you to fight back across the country in ways no campaign has attempted. It’s called TruthFightsBack.com, and we can use all the help you can give.
By signing up, you’ll stay on top of what the rightwing is doing and help fight for the truth. And you can report smears when you see them to keep us on track on what the smear machine is up to at every moment. You will be our eyes and ears.
We know the game, we’ve learned some things, and we have a fired up movement of activists like no party has had in decades, all networked together with great Internet tools.
So sign up to help. This is a massive undertaking, so we need your help to pull it off:
You can’t just play defense against smears, pointing out how they aren’t true. You’ve got to play offense, too, exposing the whole cynical game for what it is: an attempt to keep us from talking about the real issues and ultimately changing our country for the better.
And from the TruthFightsBack.com:
This website has tools for you to take part in each of these processes. First off, whenever you see any smear or dishonest attack, whether it’s an email that gets forwarded to you, a flier you get in the mail, a robocall you receive, or an ad you hear on the radio or see on TV, come here and report it. That way we can track where the smears are appearing and when, and we can get everyone working on debunking it (if it hasn’t been debunked already).
The Democratic Convention is about two weeks away. At its conclusion, the General Election and Congressional battles will kick into full swing in September.
“The Liars are back, It’s time to finish them off”
Start here: TruthFightsBack.com
Crossposted at Daily Kos
http://vps28478.inmotionhosting.com/~bluema24/showD…
Spread the word. The Liars don’t have a chance.
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p>Thanks.
Why is Kerry setting this up separately from the Obama campaign and the Democratic Party itself?
the fact that the Obama camp already set up the following site:
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p>http://my.barackobama.com/page…
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p>and notice that Kerry also picked up stopthesmears.com
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p>I think the conclusion one can draw from this is obvious.
from those slimeboat liars.
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p>If he’s running for 2012, then good for him. Because he’s doing a kick-ass job of defending all dems! Better than most dems defend other dems and better than the dems defended him in 2004!
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p>I saw at Kos a diary that showed ALL the people who Kerry defended–WELL BEFORE OBAMA set up his site. AND ROLLINGSTONE EVEN CALLED OUT THOSE DEMS.
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p>Besides…call it “duh” but it’s likely that both are doing similar items because dems are being swiftboated up and down the ticket!
Just like he did in the past with defending the Vets in 2006. People like Murtha, Murphey, Ductworth, etc…He helped start the Patriot Project so that no other Vet would get swiftied again!
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p>However, even Rollingstone says that Dems don’t stop the liars. So why complain when he’s helping us? Or are we going to wait for EOR to step up to the plate and stop the smears against Dems? I haven’t seen much action from him on this front. Maybe he can join in too. The Republican party has TONS of people in their infrastructure doing public relations. EOR is WELCOME to JOIN JK and Obama in stopping the political liars out there.
That was done in support of Obama. I don’t see why you see him as being at odds with Obama on this – they are complementary.
…asking for their feedback and constructive input on several different design options for a website called stopthesmears.com long before the Obama campaign picked up on Kerry’s already-existing idea and did their own fightthesmears.com thing.
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p>The current design and contextual focus of truthfightsback.com incorporates a lot of the feedback and several thousand email/survey suggestions from Kerry’s original email solicitations into its form as launched this week — which, by the way, happens to coincide with the public release of Corsi’s anti-Obama smear book by an accident of timing due to logistical timelines on the web developers’ part, not as a knee-jerk reaction to the discredited fringe author Corsi’s hit piece.
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p>BTW, in case you’re going to doubt this in order to justify your own distorted interpretation of the timeline and intentions on Team Kerry’s part, a simple whois search confirms this: stopthesmears.com was registered by Kerry’s people on 6 December 2007, while fightthesmears.com was registered by Obama’s people on 1 June 2008.
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p>You really might want to try doing some actual research of your own before posting jaundiced speculations like this mess o’ pottage, methinks…
Are you asking why Kerry is taking a proactive stance to fight smear and defend Democrats?
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p>Or do you believe that there should be a single effort by the Democratic Party?
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p>There are campaigns going on across the nation. If any Democratic leader can campaign and support candidates for elected office in order to build a stronger Democratic majority, shouldn’t they do so?
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I’m asking why is Kerry dividing Democratic personnel and resources to do the job to which the Democratic Party should be dedicated? Funny how on one hand I hear that Kerry is too busy helping Obama to even debate an opponent, yet at the same time he’s stiffing his fellow Democratic Senators in the money race, and duplicating the party’s efforts…
While I understand your skepticism Sabutai, Kerry has been one of- if not the most effective- surrogates for Obama.
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p>As a complete cynical Masshole, I actually see this as making sense for Obama. He needs to somewhat stay above the fray- Kerry can go on the attack with impunity- and Obama can pretend like he has no idea what’s going on.
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p>And in all honesty- while the Democratic Party should be expected to defend Obama, I like having a few “free agents” like Kerry shooting from the hip.
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p>My two cents.
I think you’re quite wrong. For instance, in my district, we will be fighting an incombant Republican candidate who had Dick Cheney flying in and out for massive fundraisers.
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p>Two years ago, this campaign spend MILLIONS of dollars spreading FALSE INFORMATION via the blogs, via the mail (snail mail) and via emails.
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p>This information was sent out via a third party who had MILLIONS to contribute to the cause.
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p>So let’s see…by your logic, hav builiding the democratic infrastruture to DEFEND candidates like mine is a waste of money and resources?
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p>I guess you think Obama’s coattails are just going to pick up the Dem candidate in this area despite the millions the outside groups will spend here?
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p>Please don’t let your bias against Kerry blind you to the well being of ALL DEMOCRATIC districts. This is important infrastructure being built and we need to promote it and build it and make it as strong and steady as the Republican ones are. We don’t need to shoot ourselves in the foot just because our ‘opponent’ is the won promoting it.
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p>Also, please encourage EOR to do the same thing and join. He too should want to eliminate the lies and liars who have ruined our country.
I guess I just thought that we already had an organization devoted to defending all Democratic candidates. It’s called the Democratic Party. So again I ask, how badly are they doing their job that Kerry feels it necessary to set up a parallel, and possibly competing, structure?
Corsi thing is a bit, shall we say, personal for John Kerry? Is it really that hard to understand?
Sabutai-
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p>So Kerry sets up a website to rip on Republican smears- what’s the big deal? The Party is always hamstrung by money or message- it helps to have a few snipers out there.
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p>And there’s no competition involved- the more people to take shots at McCain, the better in my opinion.
All’s I know is the Democrats ceded a major weapon when the 527s shut down per the request of Obama. It’s his campaign, and quite possibly the right call to centralize coordination of message and manpower — but it was still a major weapon that the Democrats gave up. So, a couple months later, Kerry starts opening up his own shop and de-centralizing all over again? Maybe it is great to have mixed messages, one from the Party, one from Kerry’s operation…and maybe one from Team Obama.
and what Kerry is doing here.
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p>The 527 put out ads – which do put out a message.
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p>Kerry’s web site is NOT putting out a message, but providing activists with a place to report smears, to debunk them, and to archive that information. The other thing is that it is for ALL Democrats running. I assume that if Obama had a problem he would have suggested Kerry not do it.
I think that just as Kerry acted independently, but in a complemenatry way in funding candidates in areas beyond those the DCCC saw as winnable, here he is providing a tool that could be useful for all Democrats.
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p>Dean has a huge job working with all the state parties and running the national party. This may be something that was too low on his list to do and Kerry stepped up to do it. The fact is that the Republican smear machine is something that no one has seen as up close and personally as Kerry. I’m sure that he and his team spent condsiderable time thinking of ways to deal with it.
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p>If the tool is useful, Kerry deserves praise for filling this need. Why are you upset that he is doing something to help the party.
to address anti-Obama smear only. It’s a site to counter smears against all Democrats. Since Kerry has been out there doing this for years, and with his strong efforts to support Democrats in 2006, I see this as a natural for him.
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p>Frankly, I don’t understand complaining about this.
To my knowledge there is no party wide site doing this. (If you know of one, I’d like a link.) As to stiffing other Democrats in the money race, I am one of the people who has contributed a little to his PAC. I did it because I liked what he did in 2006. It is certainly people’s choice as to who they will donate to.
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p>As to debating his opponent, the last I heard Kerry’s campaign manager was waiting for a call. As O’Reilly’s first request was an absurd 23 debates, it is no wonder that they are having trouble coming to an agreement. If O’Reilly really wants a debate, I don’t understand why he does not have his campaign manager call Kerry’s campaign manager to set it up. If he doesn’t have one, he should call Kerry’s campaign manager himself. It almost seems he wants the issue more than the debate.
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p>Not to mention – I think you were a HRC supporter, how many debates did she have with Tasini in 2006?
And that BS about his “stiffing his fellow Democratic Senators in the money race” is exactly that, too: BS. I took a look at the years-old data sources and the voodoo economics you used to twist them around on your website, and it’s bogus reasoning on your part in service of a pre-conceived postulation.
(ex. calling it BS, voodoo economics, twisting the data, bogus reasoning, pre-conceived postulation)
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p>why don’t you actually back up those statements with some facts, links, etc.?
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p>I read Sabutai’s post as well on how Kerry is donating barely anything to his fellow Democrats and I would like to hear what you have to say without all the hyperbole (or at least some facts to back up those “strong” statements).
writing about. This is something that Kerry’s PAC is funding that could well be be a major asset for other Democrats.
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p>It also does not count the fact that Kerry has raised money for other Democrats this cycle via his email list. As in 2006, he bore the costs of soliciting money for various appeals. Two I remember were for Jon Powers and for Frank Lautenberg, who’s primary incidentally was far less competitive than myDD makes out. This is a way to get “hard” money for others. From the numbers in 2006, Kerry had a far ratio of money raised to money used to raise it than the DSCC did.
Kerry’s web site is something his leadship PAC is doing. It is another way to help elect Democrats – just as the help given in 2006 was.
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p>I think that Obama’s has to be just to elect Obama, because it is funded by the Presidential campaign.
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p>Unlike the Obama campaign, there are likely many campaigns that can not afford to set up a smear site in case they are smeared and it would in total be a waste of money if everyone had there own. (Not to mention, the Republicans will likely use similar attacks on some people -so there is a syergy in having them all together.
John Kerry is for John Kerry only. I’m not wasting my breath on details, I’ve stated them before. Am I being pollyannaish because I believe in voting for the best candidate regardless of party affiliation?
That has nothing to do with voting for the best candidate regardless of party affiliation. What it has to do with is creating a tool that will be handy for any Democrat who is smeared.
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p>As to your view of Kerry, we will have to disagree.
First of all, kudos to you for having the guts to say “I’ve said X Y and Z before; even though I claim they’re relevant to this discussion, I’m not gonna repeat myself. You go search through my comment history if you’re interested in what I have to say on this topic.” That’s real helpful. At the very least, link to your prior arguments/comments if you expect anyone to give a damn. No one here has the time, energy, or interest to do what you seem to be expecting us to do.
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p>Secondly, are you seriously suggesting that Kerry should set up a website to defend all politicians from smears? Because, you know, that sort of website already exists.
more is better. On the Web, having more sites spreading similar messages does mean that more people see those messages. If there are only a few, or only one, it’s easier for the liars to try to discredit the few or the one than to discredit many.
Did you know that Obama is a Christian? You wouldn’t know that if you hit google.
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p>The point is that Republicans organize and spray their lies far and wide. We don’t need to lie but what we need to do is get the truth out equally as much.
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p>Great post you had!
“duplication” aka “repetition” is good.
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p>I think we are seeing the Dems as a party wake up about the need to push back on smears as quickly as possible, using all the tech tools they can. This is a good thing.
This site is great. If you really dig into it, they’ve put a lot of thought into how to frame the smears by stating the truth in a declarative way.
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p>I hope it gets lots of traffic.
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p>(I have to laugh at the haters here – as if they wouldn’t be complaining if Kerry did nothing to help the dems and Obama fight these scumbags)
Did I mention Obama is a Christian and Al Franken grew up in Minnesota? 😉
“In the Colorado Senate race, Swift Liar Bob Perry , who anted up $4.45 million to the group in 2004, is funding a smear campaign against Democratic candidate Mark Udall.”
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p>It’s so easy to get caught up in the national dialog – and it’s important to fight any and all smears against Barack – and lose sight of what the bottom-feeders are doing to local candidates. The haters have a 50-state strategy, too, it seems 🙁
internet denizens of Massachusetts, there are people in this nation who value John Kerry and what he has done since his defeat in ’04. They don’t ascribe weird ulterior motives to everything he does. They do think he does good things for Democrats. They don’t think, yet, he’s the antichrist.
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p>Sometimes I think some of the people on this site need to get out more.
Thanks Charley.
taking the initiative in defending Dems from smears post-2004. When Bush went after Murtha on Veteran’s Day, Kerry was all over it. He did the same with Pelosi’s trip to Lebanon and he immediately stuck up for Hillary when Cheney had the Pentagon trashed her for demanding to know about the IRaq exit strategy. Thank you for writing such an awesome summary. No doubt you know your diary will get trashed and nit-picked as no good deed goes unpunished as far as the subject of Kerry goes in silly season.
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p> I find it to be laughable that John Kerry who polled callers to his Senate office about how he should vote regarding going to war in Iraq is now portending the he is a defender of the truth. He hasn’t forwarded any major legislation as one of the two Senators from Massachusetts for nearly twenty four years. I really wish I had voted for Al Gore instead when is was a delegate to the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
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p> I am thoroughly disgusted with him, and my wife and I will vote for Ed O’Reilly in the Democratic Primary. I know that the chances of knocking out an incumbent are small but I have to do something.
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p>Sincerely,
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p>2.Terror/Anti-torture: S.AMDT.2507 to S.1042 To require reports on clandestine facilities for the detention of individuals captured in the global war on terrorism. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 11/10/2005) Cosponsors (3) Latest Major Action: 11/10/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2507 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 – 9. Record Vote Number: 318. (thomas.gov)
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p>3. Homeland Security: (Remember in 2004, he spoke about how 95% of our ports were unprotected under Bush, but people had wax in their ears? Well there’s this amendment he did.) :S.AMDT.1162 to H.R.2360 To require the Inspector General to report to the Congress on the port security grant programs. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/11/2005) Cosponsors (4) Latest Major Action: 7/12/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1162 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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p>4. Law enforsement: S.AMDT.2497 to S.1042 To make available, with an offset, $10,000,000 for Project Sheriff. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 11/9/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 11/9/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2497 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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p>5. Enacted May 2008: S.3029 “additional temporary extension of programs…” http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/…
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http://kerry.senate.gov/mass/m…
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p>7. Military/Vets: S.AMDT.1502 to S.1042 To make permanent the extension of the period of temporary continuation of basic allowance for housing for dependents of members of the Armed Forces who die on active duty. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/25/2005) Cosponsors (1) Latest Major Action: 11/8/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1502 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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p>That info is for one year alone! ONE YEAR! That’s not even talking about the stuff from 20 years ago where Kerry was the only one seeking an investigation into high crimes and misdemeanors of the Reagan/Bush administration, which Bill Clinton came into office and stopped and hid the results from us.
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p>Go to Thomas.gov and check the number of bills and amendments still sitting and waiting for the Republican members of Congress to stop playing around with. I’ve never seen such bull shit in my life! For 8 years, those Republicans have used parliamentary procedures to stop bills from coming to the floor and to sit on them.
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p>I saw a minimum of 100 bills over the last eight years that never even made it to the floor for a vote.
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p>THOSE REPUBLICANS NEED TO STOP PLAYING GAMES WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE PROCESS!!!
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p>You can start calling the Republicans out for their obstruction of our government. You can stop pointing the finger at one person when you have a solid wall from one party who refuse to work for the good of the American people and instead obstruct, filibuster, obstruct, filibuster, lie a lot, obstruct more, filibuster more and lie even more…
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p>You could easily have gone to thomas.gov to discover the 100’s of bills KErry has sponsored or co-sponsored over the last twenty years. But instead, you neglected to perform any research and have regurgitated the right wing talking point. The same bull shit talking point my Republican/Libertarian brother throws my way.
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p>Next..point to discuss…the ‘liberal media’?
From Thomas.gov (including descriptions of where they stand currently)
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p>S.1999 : A bill to amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to transfer the YouthBuild program from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Department of Labor, to enhance the program, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 11/10/2005) Cosponsors (None) Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Latest Major Action: 11/10/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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p>S.RES.261 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the crisis of Hurricane Katrina should not be used to weaken, waive, or roll back Federal public health, environmental, and environmental justice laws and regulations, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 9/29/2005) Cosponsors (7) Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works Latest Major Action: 9/29/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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p>S.1887 : A bill to authorize the conduct of small projects for the rehabilitation or removal of dams. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 10/19/2005) Cosponsors (2) Committees: Senate Environment and Public Works Latest Major Action: 10/19/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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p>S.1898 : A bill to establish the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area in the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 10/20/2005) Cosponsors (3) Committees: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Latest Major Action: 10/20/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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p>S.AMDT.844 to H.R.6 To express the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through comprehensive and cost-effective national measures and through the negotiation of fair and binding international commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 6/22/2005) Cosponsors (3) Latest Major Action: 6/22/2005 Senate amendment not agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 844 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 – 49. Record Vote Number: 151.
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p>S.AMDT.2033 to H.R.2863 To provide for appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 10/4/2005) Cosponsors (28) Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Amendment SA 2033 ruled out of order by the chair.
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p>S.1993 : A bill to provide for a comprehensive, new strategy for success in Iraq that includes a sustainable political solution and the redeployment of United States forces tied to specific political and military benchmarks. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 11/10/2005) Cosponsors (None) Committees: Senate Foreign Relations Latest Major Action: 11/10/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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p>S.AMDT.4442 to S.2766 – “Kerry-Feingold” – amendment to redeploy troops from Iraq by July 2007. Voted down 13-86
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p>S.AMDT.4552 to H.R.5441: Repeal TSA exemption from federal contracting regulations.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/11/2006)
Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 7/12/2006 Senate amendment agreed to.
Status: Amendment SA 4552 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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p>S.AMDT.4204 to S.2766 To promote a comprehensive political agreement in Iraq.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 6/12/2006)
Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/22/2006 Senate amendment agreed to.
Status: Amendment SA 4204 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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p>S.114 : A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 1/24/2005) Cosponsors (10) Committees: Senate Finance Latest Major Action: 1/24/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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p>S.1698 : A bill to accelerate efforts to develop vaccines for diseases primarily affecting developing countries and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (3) Committees: Senate Finance Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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p>S.1703 : A bill to provide for the development and implementation of an emergency backup communications system. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 9/14/2005) Cosponsors (None) Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Latest Major Action: 9/14/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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p>S.AMDT.1162 to H.R.2360 To require the Inspector General to report to the Congress on the port security grant programs. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/11/2005) Cosponsors (4) Latest Major Action: 7/12/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1162 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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p>S.2155 : A bill to provide meaningful civil remedies for victims of the sexual exploitation of children. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 12/20/2005) Cosponsors (1) Committees: Senate Judiciary Latest Major Action: 12/20/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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p>S.AMDT.2497 to S.1042 To make available, with an offset, $10,000,000 for Project Sheriff. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 11/9/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 11/9/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2497 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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p>S.240 (also under Small Business) : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small business employers a credit against income tax with respect to employees who participate in the military reserve components and are called to active duty and with respect to replacement employees and to allow a comparable credit for activated military reservists who are self-employed, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 2/1/2005) Cosponsors (6) Committees: Senate Finance Latest Major Action: 2/1/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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p>S.460 : A bill to expand and enhance benefits for members of the Armed Forces and their families, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 2/18/2005) Cosponsors (None) Committees: Senate Finance Latest Major Action: 2/18/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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p>S.2055 : A bill to amend titles 10 and 14, United States Code, to provide for the use of gold in the metal content of the Medal of Honor. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 11/18/2005) Cosponsors (None) Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Latest Major Action: 11/18/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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p>S.2163 : A bill to amend titles 10 and 38 of the United States Code, to increase and index educational benefits for veterans under the Montgomery GI bill to ensure adequate and equitable benefits for active duty members and members of the selected Reserve, and to include certain servicemembers previously excluded from such benefits. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 12/21/2005) Cosponsors (None) Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs Latest Major Action: 12/21/2005 Referred to Senate committee.
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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p>S.AMDT.2616 to S.2020 To accelerate marriage penalty relief for the earned income tax credit, to extend the election to include combat pay in earned income, and to make modifications of effective dates of leasing provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 11/17/2005) Cosponsors (1) Latest Major Action: 11/17/2005 Amendment SA 2616 ruled out of order by the chair.
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p>S.AMDT.2027 to H.R.2863 To provide that, of the amount made available under title IV for the Navy for research, development, test, and evaluation, up to $1,000,000 may be made available for Marine Corps assault vehicles for development of carbon fabric-based friction materials to optimize the cross-drive transmission brake system of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 10/4/2005) Cosponsors (1) Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2027 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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p>S.AMDT.333 to H.R.1268 To extend the period of temporary continuation of basic allowance for housing for dependents of members of the Armed Forces who die on active duty. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 4/11/2005) Cosponsors (5) Latest Major Action: 4/13/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 333 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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p>S.AMDT.334 to H.R.1268 To increase the military death gratuity to $100,000, effective with respect to any deaths of members of the Armed Forces on active duty after October 7, 2001. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 4/11/2005) Cosponsors (9) Latest Major Action: 4/13/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 334 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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p>S.AMDT.1029 to H.R.2361 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, for the Veterans Health Administration. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 6/27/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 6/28/2005 Proposed amendment SA 1029 withdrawn in Senate.
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p>S.AMDT.1502 to S.1042 To make permanent the extension of the period of temporary continuation of basic allowance for housing for dependents of members of the Armed Forces who die on active duty. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/25/2005) Cosponsors (1) Latest Major Action: 11/8/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1502 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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p>Rosa Parks – Statue in Statuary Hall
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p>S.1959 : A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to obtain a statue of Rosa Parks and to place the statue in the United States Capitol in National Statuary Hall. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 11/3/2005) Cosponsors (19) Committees: Senate Rules and Administration Latest Major Action: 11/3/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Note: For further action, see H.R.4145, which became Public Law 109-116 on 12/1/2005.
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p>S.137 : A bill to modify the contract consolidation requirements in the Small Business Act, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 1/24/2005) Cosponsors (None) Committees: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Latest Major Action: 1/24/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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p>S.138 : A bill to make improvements to the microenterprise programs administered by the Small Business Administration. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 1/24/2005) Cosponsors (1) Committees: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Latest Major Action: 1/24/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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p>S.139 : A bill to amend the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a vocational and technical entrepreneurship development program. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 1/24/2005) Cosponsors (None) Committees: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Latest Major Action: 1/24/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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p>S.240 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small business employers a credit against income tax with respect to employees who participate in the military reserve components and are called to active duty and with respect to replacement employees and to allow a comparable credit for activated military reservists who are self-employed, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 2/1/2005) Cosponsors (6) Committees: Senate Finance Latest Major Action: 2/1/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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p>S.269 : A bill to provide emergency relief to small business concerns affected by a significant increase in the price of heating oil, natural gas, propane, or kerosene, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 2/2/2005) Cosponsors (22) Committees: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Latest Major Action: 2/2/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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p>S.1411 : A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small business concerns, and for other purposes Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/15/2005) Cosponsors (17) Committees: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Latest Major Action: 7/15/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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p>S.1463 : A bill to clarify that the Small Business Administration has authority to provide emergency assistance to non-farm-related small business concerns that have suffered substantial economic harm from drought. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/21/2005) Cosponsors (1) Committees: Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Latest Major Action: 7/21/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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p>S.AMDT.825 to H.R.6 To establish a 4-year pilot program to provide emergency relief to small business concerns affected by a significant increase in the price of heating oil, natural gas, propane, gasoline, or kerosene. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 6/21/2005) Cosponsors (12) Latest Major Action: 6/23/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 825 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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p>S.AMDT.1500 to S.1042 To require a strategy and report by the Secretary of Defense regarding the impact on small businesses of the requirement to use radio frequency identifier technology. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/25/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 11/15/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1500 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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p>S.AMDT.1695 to H.R.2862 To strengthen the loan, procurement assistance, and management education programs of the Small Business Administration in order to help small businesses and home owners hurt by Hurricane Katrina meet their existing obligations, finance their businesses, and maintain and create jobs, thereby providing stability to the national economy. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 9/13/2005) Cosponsors (4) Latest Major Action: 9/15/2005 Proposed amendment SA 1695 withdrawn in Senate.
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p>S.AMDT.1724 to H.R.2862 To reduce fees on loans to small businesses. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 9/15/2005) Cosponsors (1) Latest Major Action: 9/15/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1724 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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p>S.AMDT.2532 to S.1042 To clarify that the Small Business Administration has authority to provide disaster relief for small business concerns damaged by
drought. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 11/15/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 11/15/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2532 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
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p>S.1818 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the manufacturing deduction provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 with respect to income attributable to domestic production activities in any possession of the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 10/4/2005) Cosponsors (2) Committees: Senate Finance Latest Major Action: 10/4/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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p>S.1824 : A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the earned income tax credit. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 10/5/2005) Cosponsors (2) Committees: Senate Finance Latest Major Action: 10/5/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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p>Others, Not yet Classified
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p>9. S.522 : — Private Bill; A bill for the relief of Obain Attouoman. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 3/3/2005) Cosponsors (None) Committees: Senate Judiciary Latest Major Action: 3/3/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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p>10. S.599 : A bill to provide duty-free treatment for certain tuna. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 3/10/2005) Cosponsors (1) Committees: Senate Finance Latest Major Action: 3/10/2005 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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p>25. S.AMDT.39 to S.256 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 3/2/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 3/2/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>26. S.AMDT.41 to S.256 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 3/2/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 3/2/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>27. S.AMDT.84 to S.256 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 3/7/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 3/7/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>28. S.AMDT.249 to S.CON.RES.18 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 3/17/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 3/17/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>31. S.AMDT.680 to H.R.3 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 5/11/2005) Cosponsors (1) Latest Major Action: 5/11/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>36. S.AMDT.1449 to S.1042 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/25/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 7/25/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>37. S.AMDT.1499 to S.1042 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/25/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 7/25/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>39. S.AMDT.1501 to S.1042 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/25/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 7/25/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>41. S.AMDT.1503 to S.1042 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/25/2005) Cosponsors (1) Latest Major Action: 7/25/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>42. S.AMDT.1504 to S.1042 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/25/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 7/25/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>43. S.AMDT.1528 to S.1042 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/25/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 7/25/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>44. S.AMDT.1593 to S.1042 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/26/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 7/26/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>45. S.AMDT.1594 to S.1042 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/26/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 7/26/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>46. S.AMDT.1679 to H.R.2862 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 9/9/2005) Cosponsors (1) Latest Major Action: 9/9/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>49. S.AMDT.2026 to H.R.2863 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 10/4/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 10/4/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>51. S.AMDT.2032 to H.R.2863 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 10/4/2005) Cosponsors (1) Latest Major Action: 10/4/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>53. S.AMDT.2216 to H.R.3010 To provide for a limitation on funds. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 10/25/2005) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 10/27/2005 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2216 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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p>57. S.AMDT.2606 to S.2020 Purpose will be available when the amendment is proposed for consideration. See Congressional Record for text. Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 11/17/2005) Cosponsors (1) Latest Major Action: 11/17/2005 Senate amendment submitted
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p>So that’s recent. What about um..say the ‘twenty year’ thing you posted?
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p>BCCI and Iran-Contra It’s one of the most important investigations in recent American history. It included money laundering, terrorist money laundering, connections to the Bush’s too. It will take a while to gather links though. So why not look for yourself?
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p>I’ll research more of that later.
I did notice that neither post had any defense of John Kerry for polling callers to his office about how he should vote about going to war in Iraq. Shame on him for it, and he does not deserve re-election.
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p>Sincerely,
Wayne Wilson
Roslindale