Posted on 09/18/2004 8:34:16 AM PDT by tdadams
If you had a record as shameful as his, you'd try to bury it also.
Here's the rundown:
KERRY’S KEY VOTES
107 th Congress, 2001 Senate Votes
- Against The Bush Tax Cut: Kerry voted against a $1.35 trillion tax cut package to reduce income-tax rates, alleviate the “marriage penalty” and gradually repeal the estate tax. (H.R. 1836, Roll Call Vote #165: Adopted 62-38: R 50-0; D 12-38, May 23, 2001)
- For Reducing Size Of The Tax Cut: Kerry voted to reduce Bush’s proposed tax cut ceiling by $448 billion over 10 years. (H. Con. Res. 83, Roll Call Vote #69: Adopted 53-47: R 4-46; D 49-1, April 4, 2001)
106 th Congress, 1999-2000 Senate Votes
- Against Genetic Privacy: Kerry voted against approving a GOP plan to restrict use of genetic information by health insurers. (Amendment To H.R. 4577, Roll Call Vote #165: Amendment Passed 58-40: R 55-0; D 3-40, June 29, 2000)
- Against Reducing Taxes: Kerry voted against reducing federal taxes by $792 billion over 10 years. (S. 1429, Roll Call Vote #247: Passed 57-43: R 53-2; D 4-41, July 30, 1999)
105 th Congress, 1997-98 Senate Votes
- Against Banning Partial-Birth Abortion: Kerry voted against a ban on “partial-birth” abortions. (H.R. 1122, Roll Call Vote #277: Rejected 64-36: R 51-4; D 13-32, September 18, 1998)
- Against Banning Cloning: Kerry voted against allowing vote to ban human cloning. (S. 1601, Roll Call Vote #10: Cloture Motion Rejected 42-54: R 42-12; D 0-42, February 11, 1998)
- Against Educational Savings Accounts: Kerry voted against allowing a vote to create educational savings accounts. (H.R. 2646, Roll Call Vote #288: Cloture Motion Rejected 56-41: R 54-1; D 2-40, October 30, 1997)
- Against Fiscally Responsible Budget: Kerry voted against approving a GOP budget to cut spending and taxes. (H. Con. Res. 84, Roll Call Vote #92: Adopted 78-22: R 41-14; D 37-8, May 23, 1997)
- Against Balanced-Budget Amendment: Kerry voted against approving a balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (S.J. Res. 1, Roll Call Vote #24: Rejected 66-34: R 55-0; D 11-34, March 4, 1997)
104 th Congress, 1995-96 Senate Votes
- Against Balancing The Budget: Kerry voted against a bipartisan plan to balance the budget in seven years. (S. Con. Res. 57, Roll Call Vote #150: Rejected 46-53: R 22-30; D 24-23, May 23, 1996)
- Against Tort Reform: Kerry voted against allowing a vote to approve a cap on punitive damages in product liability cases. (H.R. 956, Roll Call Vote #152: Rejected 47-52: R 45-9; D 2-43, May 4, 1995)
103 rd Congress, 1993-94 Senate Votes
- Against Spending Reductions: Kerry voted to kill an amendment to reduce budget spending by $94 billion. (H.R. 3759, Roll Call Vote #35: Motion To Table Adopted 65-31: R 23-19; D 42-12, February 9, 1994)
- For The Largest Tax Increase In American History: Kerry voted to pass Clinton’s budget that raised taxes and cut spending. (H.R. 2264, Roll Call Vote #247: Adopted 51-50: R 0-44; D 50-6, With Vice President Gore Voting “Yea,” August 6, 1993)
102 nd Congress, 1991-92 Senate Votes
- Against Stopping Missile Defense Spending Cuts: Kerry voted against a motion to kill an amendment that proposed deeper cuts in SDI spending. (S. 3114, Roll Call Vote #182: Motion To Table Rejected 43-49: R 34-5; D 9-44, August 7, 1992)
- Against School Choice: Kerry voted against approving a school-choice pilot program. (S. 2, Roll Call Vote #5: Rejected 36-57: R 33-6; D 3-51, January 23, 1992)
- Against Thomas Nomination: Kerry voted against confirming Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. (Roll Call Vote #220: Confirmed 52-48: R 41-2; D 11-46, October 15, 1991)
- For Defense Spending Reductions: Kerry voted to transfer $3.1 billion to domestic programs from Defense department accounts. (H.R. 2707, Roll Call Vote #182: Motion Rejected 28-69 R 3-39; D 25-30, September 10, 1991)
- Against Persian Gulf War: Kerry voted against authorizing the use of force in the Persian Gulf. (S.J. Res. 2, Roll Call Vote #2: Passed 52-47: R 42-2; D 10-45, January 12, 1991)
101 st Congress, 1989-90 Senate Votes
- Against Flag Burning Amendment: Kerry voted against a constitutional amendment on flag desecration. (S.J. Res. 332, Roll Call Vote #128: Rejected 58-42: R 38-7; D 20-35, June 26, 1990)
- Against Parental Notification For Minors’ Abortions: Kerry voted to kill an amendment requiring parental notice for minors’ abortions. (H.R. 5257, Roll Call Vote #266: Motion To Table Rejected 48-48: R 8-34; D 40-14, October 12, 1990)
- Against Considering A Capitol Gains Tax Cut: Kerry voted against allowing a vote on a capital gains tax cut. (H.R. 3628, Roll Call Vote #295: Motion To Table Rejected 51-47 (Needed 2/3 Majority): R 45-0; D 6-47, November 14, 1989)
100 th Congress, 1987-88 Senate Votes
- Against Death Penalty For Drug-Related Murders: Kerry voted against approving the death penalty for drug-related murders. (S. 2455, Roll Call Vote #175: Passed 65-29: R 37-6; D 28-23, June 10, 1988)
- Against Bork Nomination: Kerry voted against confirming Supreme Court Nominee Judge Robert H. Bork. (Roll Call Vote #348: Confirmation Rejected 42-58: R 40-6; D 2-52, October 23, 1987)
99 th Congress, 1985-86 Senate Votes
- Against Rehnquist Nomination: Kerry voted against the confirmation of William Rehnquist to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Roll Call Vote #266: Confirmed 65-33: R 49-2; D 16-31, September 17, 1986)
No wonder he wants you to focus on a four month period from thirty five years ago.
Until he signs form 180, he isn't running on his military record either. In both cases the Rats have to "sugar coat it".
Great Site. Thanks for posting. I have bookmarked Lib Fibs.
I know. I just stumbled upon it in a Google search. I've never seen it before, but it's a very nice, concise collection of Kerry's embarassing record.
Thanks and bookmarked.
Question: What are the bills Kerry introduced in the Senate?
Second Question: Have any of his bills become law?
During this campaign, he hasn't committed to one side of any issue. I'd like to know what he believed in enough to actually bring to the senate floor as a bill, and if any of his fellow senators actually supported him.
Thanks for the additional ammunition :)
Not that I was running out, but thanks for the additional ammunition.
Massachuetts Sen.sKerry is THE MOST LIBERAL voter in the Senate. Though there are a few votes his supporters can point to in an attempt to sugarcoat this, they know they are wrong. They're just hoping that the American people would be kept in the dark about it.
If it weren't for FReepers and the New Media, they would certainly have succeeded in that effort.
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Against Balanced-Budget Amendment: Kerry voted against approving a balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (S.J. Res. 1, Roll Call Vote #24: Rejected 66-34: R 55-0; D 11-34, March 4, 1997)
104 th Congress, 1995-96 Senate Votes
Against Balancing The Budget: Kerry voted against a bipartisan plan to balance the budget in seven years. (S. Con. Res. 57, Roll Call Vote #150: Rejected 46-53: R 22-30; D 24-23, May 23, 1996)
Against Tort Reform: Kerry voted against allowing a vote to approve a cap on punitive damages in product liability cases. (H.R. 956, Roll Call Vote #152: Rejected 47-52: R 45-9; D 2-43, May 4, 1995)
Against Flag Burning Amendment: Kerry voted against a constitutional amendment on flag desecration. (S.J. Res. 332, Roll Call Vote #128: Rejected 58-42: R 38-7; D 20-35, June 26, 1990)
Against Parental Notification For Minors’ Abortions: Kerry voted to kill an amendment requiring parental notice for minors’ abortions. (H.R. 5257, Roll Call Vote #266: Motion To Table Rejected 48-48: R 8-34; D 40-14, October 12, 1990)
Indeed! Thanks.
Yeah, right. Nice try. Signed up today? I would say your posting is curious, but it's not. It's pretty transparent.
Drat. I'm too late.
You gotta hate it when they're zotted before you can even get there.
The Kerry links:
John Kerry's Flip Flops (extensive documentation)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1119904/posts
John Kerry's leadership - FOUR bills passed in 19 years. (4 resolutions as well)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1182739/posts
What Kerry Said and What You Need to Know ("MUST READ")
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1182752/posts
Policy Memo: Progress on Homeland Security (Most of Kerry's proposals already done...)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1183603/posts
Instapundit Has Pictures of Exact Page, Citation and Context of Kerry's Speech about Cambodia
[Comprehensive Thread for Various Versions of Kerry's Christmas in Cambodia Stories.]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1189622/posts
John F. Kerry Timeline
http://www.archive-news.net/Kerry/JK_timeline.html
Yeah, but he "won" three purple hearts.
Here's a good source for the bills Kerry sponsored in the 107th Congress.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d107&querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Sen+Kerry++John+F.))+01379))
I found S.2379 : A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of tomato sauce preparation rather interesting though, for the life of me, I don't know what it means. Rodham introduced a bunch of similar bills prior to Kerry's.
63. S.2378 : A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 4/29/2002) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
64. S.2379 : A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of tomato sauce preparation.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 4/29/2002) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
65. S.2380 : A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of tomato sauce preparation.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 4/29/2002) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
66. S.2381 : A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of tomato sauce preparation.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 4/29/2002) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
67. S.2382 : A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of tomato sauce preparation.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 4/29/2002) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2002 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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