John Kerry

02/06/2008 -- WASHINGTON DC – Senator John Kerry made the following statement today, as the Federal Government began accepting bids for petroleum lease sale 193, which covers 30 million acres of the Chukchi Sea in Alaska. Kerry has introduced legislation and repeatedly recommended that the lease sale be delayed until the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announces its final decision regarding the listing of the polar bear as a threatened species.    » read more »

Kerry Unveils Three Major Reports From Afghanistan Study Group

02/05/2008 -- WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Senator Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Near East and South and Central Asian Affairs Subcommittee, introduced three new reports that conclude that a major new effort is needed to succeed in Afghanistan.    » read more »

02/05/2008 -- WASHINGTON DC — Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) urged his colleagues today to adopt the Senate’s Economic Stimulus Package, which will strengthen America’s economy and help more families avoid foreclosure. The Senate package will keep more Americans in their homes with an expansion of the mortgage revenue bond program that will help struggling home owners refinance. It will also immediately inject needed help into the economy by delivering relief to 20 million seniors and 250,000 disabled veterans.    » read more »

02/04/2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC – Senator John Kerry made the following statement today as the President released his budget:

“The President’s eighth and final budget digs an even deeper hole for American families and creates an even bigger mess for the next Administration to fix. Once again, the President chose tax cuts for millionaires over relief for middle class homeowners struggling to make ends meet.    » read more »

02/02/2008 -- Washington, DC — Senator John Kerry made the following statement today as ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, ChevronTexaco and ConocoPhillips released their annual profits:

“Big Oil has raked in profits of over half a trillion dollars since George Bush took office, $40 billion for ExxonMobil alone this quarter, and Americans have been stuck with record gas prices, dependence on foreign oil, and global climate change that gets more serious by the day.    » read more »

January 30, 2008 -- WASHINGTON--- Today Senator John Kerry, D-Mass., and Senator Carl Levin, D-Mich., aggressively pushed Administrator Steven Preston to rewrite a proposed rule that severely restricts opportunities for women in federal contracting. In a Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing the Senators interrogated the Bush Administration about its failure to increase opportunities for women entrepreneurs.    » read more »

Kerry to Attend Events in Seattle, Tacoma, San Francisco, San Jose and Sacramento

January 30, 2008 -- Chicago, IL - On Friday, February 1st and Saturday, February 2nd, Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) will host "Change We Can Believe In" events in Washington and California. Senator Kerry will make stops in Seattle and Tacoma on Friday and San Francisco, San Jose and Sacramento on Saturday.

Kerry will discuss with Washington and California voters why Barack Obama is the only candidate who can bring change we can believe in.

Source: Barack Obama campaign

Senator Kerry Had Pushed to Remove Roadblock to Social Security Benefits

01/30/2008 -- Washington, DC – Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, welcomed the retraction of a rule that would have blocked America’s elderly and disabled from obtaining deserved benefits. Senator Kerry sent a letter on December 20, 2007 expressing his concern for the proposed rules. In a similar letter sent last week, Sen.    » read more »

Kerry Concerned about Reports that Soldiers at Fort Drum were Blocked From Getting Help

01/30/2008 -- WASHINGTON DC – Senator John Kerry wrote letters today to Under Secretary of Defense David S. Chu and Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Peake asking for answers about recent reports that disabled soldiers at Fort Drum were actively blocked from receiving disability benefits. Recent news stories indicated that Army officials in upstate New York told staff at the VA to ignore disabled soldiers at the Fort Drum Army base.    » read more »

Without Immediate Action, "Forgotten War" in Afghanistan Will Continue To Spiral Out of Control

01/30/2008 -- WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Senator Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Near East and South and Central Asian Affairs Subcommittee, introduced three new reports that conclude that a major new effort is needed to succeed in Afghanistan.    » read more »

01/30/2008 -- WASHINGTON DC – Senator John Kerry yesterday introduced legislation to prohibit any oil and gas exploration activities in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas – known as the “Polar Bear Seas” – until the full impacts of exploration on polar bear populations are fully understood. Kerry’s bill also requires that no drilling activity proceed until the polar bear is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and critical habitat is designated.    » read more »

01/28/2008 -- WASHINGTON DC – Senator John Kerry issued the following statement after President Bush’s State of the Union speech this evening:

“Tonight President Bush reminded America of eight years of opportunities squandered, a people divided, and precisely why there is so much hunger for change in our country.

For millions who have seen their wages squeezed, their health care costs soar, their homes lost, their loved ones sent to fight in an endless war, and their country’s moral authority damaged, this should have been a speech aimed at a new beginning.    » read more »

Eases Foster Children into Adulthood, Improves Support Network

01/28/2008 -- WASHINGTON DC – Senators John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) introduced the Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act, to give more support to foster families, foster children, and young adults transitioning from the foster care system into adulthood. Right now, one-fifth of foster children wind up being homeless adults.    » read more »

Tax incentives, Expanding Access to Capital Critical to Small Firms

01/24/2008 -- WASHINGTON--- Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) will introduce legislation this week to provide much needed assistance and an economic stimulus for small businesses facing tightening credit markets. Senator Kerry’s bill would provide targeted tax incentives to small businesses to encourage new investments, reduce fees on loans, and double funding for microloans.    » read more »

Kerry Reports that World Expects Shared Responsibility, Greater US Leadership

01/24/2008 -- WASHINGTON DC – Senator John Kerry testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing “International Climate Change Negotiations: Bali and the Path Toward a Post-2012 Climate Treaty.” Kerry lead the Senate delegation to Bali and was the only member of Congress to attend the talks.

Below is Kerry’s Opening Statement as Prepared for Delivery:    » read more »