Senator John Kerry ( 10 of 70 )
We can no longer allow America’s dependence on foreign oil to compromise our energy security. Instead, we must invest in read more
We can no longer allow America’s dependence on foreign oil to compromise our energy security. Instead, we must invest in inventing new ways to power our cars and our economy. I’ll put my faith in American science and ingenuity any day before I depend on Saudi Arabia.
Values are not just words, values are what we live by. They're about the causes that we champion and the read more
Values are not just words, values are what we live by. They're about the causes that we champion and the people we fight for.
In 22 states parents can’t take kids fishing and eat the fish if they’re lucky enough to catch anything because read more
In 22 states parents can’t take kids fishing and eat the fish if they’re lucky enough to catch anything because of mercury. Think about that. In 44% of all river bodies and streams it’s not safe to fish or swim. And yet industrial polluters continue to block legislation that would prevent mercury and MTBE from polluting our water supplies and leaving children with debilitating diseases.
We’re busy exporting Democracy abroad to Afghanistan and Iraq, which is fine, but what we really need to do is read more
We’re busy exporting Democracy abroad to Afghanistan and Iraq, which is fine, but what we really need to do is a better job at making our Democracy work right here at home.
When Bush had an opportunity to capture or kill bin Laden, he took his focus off of him, outsourced the read more
When Bush had an opportunity to capture or kill bin Laden, he took his focus off of him, outsourced the job to Afghan warlords and bin Laden escaped.
We must retool our nation to prepare for the challenge we already face to maintain our position in the global read more
We must retool our nation to prepare for the challenge we already face to maintain our position in the global economy. And this much is certain: America will not have national security without economic security.
The responsible choice would be to honor those who have worn our nation's uniform, but the administration made a different read more
The responsible choice would be to honor those who have worn our nation's uniform, but the administration made a different choice. They're raising veterans' health care fees by $250 a year while cutting taxes for millionaires.
And it is time for those who talk about family values to start valuing families.
And it is time for those who talk about family values to start valuing families.
I refuse to stand by while our democracy is trampled by politicians more concerned about amassing power than helping the read more
I refuse to stand by while our democracy is trampled by politicians more concerned about amassing power than helping the people who sent them to Washington in the first place.
Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art of the probable - tinkering read more
Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art of the probable - tinkering around the edges without any greater vision, without a sense of optimism and imagination.
