Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinichis an American politician. A former U.S. Representative from Ohio, serving from 1997 to 2013, he was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 Presidential elections...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 October 1946
CountryUnited States of America
careers political debate
My political career goes back to the '60s and those were times of vigorous debates.
care debate amendments
I have worked to expand the health care debate beyond the current for-profit system, to include a public option and an amendment to free the states to pursue single payer.
america care pages
2,074 pages isn't nearly enough to cover health care for America.
health should-have care
Everyone should have health insurance? I say everyone should have health care. I'm not selling insurance.
believe care i-believe
I believe health care is a civil right.
care government health lies mass poor poverty weapons
I come from the inner-city of Cleveland, and I know where weapons of mass destruction are. Joblessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poverty is a weapon of mass destruction. Homelessness is a weapon of mass destruction. Poor health care is a weapon of mass destruction, and when the government lies to the American people, that is a weapon of mass destruction.
belong protect reason tax
The WTO, as long as we belong to it, will not let us protect the jobs, ... This is the reason why we have outsourcing going on right now. We can't tax it. We can't put tariffs on it.
country dollars intelligence manipulate taxpayers whether
The taxpayers of this country have a right to know whether or not their tax dollars were, or are, being used to manipulate the news, falsify intelligence or mislead the public.
gives people staying whether
To me, it isn't just about whether I win. It's about whether the American people win. By staying in this campaign, it gives the people a voice.
america leader peace
If America is to live in peace, it must be the leader in peace by rejoining the world community,
happened privilege serving
I happened to have the privilege of serving in Congress. It will be 16 years at the end of this term. And I think I made a difference here on important issues.
casualties cost faced half thousands trillion
Today we're faced with over 500 casualties, a cost of over $200 billion. And it could rise - the casualties could go into thousands and the cost could go over half a trillion - if we stay there for years.
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It's right here, and it's happened because four members of Congress put aside any kind of differences that we may have had in the run-up to the war and the conduct of the war, and we're saying this is the way to bring our troops home,
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It underscores Minnesota's forward-looking approach to government, ... That's what Minnesota is about. It's the one state where new ideas are welcomed.