Monday, March 08, 2004 WHY S. 1290? _________________________________________KERRY CAMPAIGN AD: “John Kerry … The new Senator … [w]ho sounded the alarm on terrorism years before 9/11.” (John Kerry For President, “Courage,” Campaign Television Commercial, 9/9/03)YOU CALL S. 1290 SOUNDING ALARM?September 29, 1995: Kerry Proposed S. 1290, Gutting $1.5 Billion From Intelligence Budget. The bill “[r]educe[d] the Intelligence budget by $300 million in each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.” S. 1290 had no cosponsors and never made it to the floor for a vote. (S. 1290, Introduced 9/29/95)Kerry Proposal Came Two Years After Largest Terrorist Attack...