Edward Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedywas a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. He was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and was the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history, having served there for almost 47 years. The most prominent living member of the Kennedy family for many years, he was the last surviving son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Kennedy; the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 February 1932
CountryUnited States of America
I am so proud of the city and the unions for giving it their all and reaching an agreement. This will be a wonderful week for Boston, for John Kerry and for the Democratic Party.
One of the things the American people are very concerned about is shabby work and that certainly is true about the families whose houses are going to be rebuilt and buildings that are going to be restored,
I can still remember sitting in the Judiciary Committee at the time that William French Smith testified against it and being absolutely appalled,
Four years after 9/11, as the administration's bungled response to Hurricane Katrina makes clear, we're obviously not adequately prepared to deal with another devastating attack.
But it is very important for the American people to understand who this justice is and what his views are on important constitutional issues, ... And this is magnified particularly when the administration has made a judgment and decision to restrict information about the nominee, for what reasons we do not know.
After so many years of false starts, our actions have finally matched our words.
Our Democratic priorities clearly prevailed, and I welcome the decision by our Republican colleagues to accept them,
The advertising, the appeal of 'Mr. Camel' that takes place outside of school yards all across this country is just enticing these young people into this action,
Rather than selecting a nominee for the good of the nation and the court, President Bush has picked a nominee whom he hopes will stop the massive hemorrhaging of support on his right wing.
Sen. Ashcroft has a deeply disturbing record on issue after issue of vital importance to millions of Americans.
I hope we can come together as Americans to deal with this issue. It is that spirit we hope to capture.
I hope the next nominee selected meets the high standards set by Justice O'Connor, reveres and treasures the freedoms on which our nation was built, and can bring the nation together as she has done often.
The victims of Katrina have lost everything, and now President Bush says it is OK for them to lose their fair wages, too.
I hope the president will select someone who meets the high standards that she set and that can bring the nation together, as she did,