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
It is essential for NIH to meet stringent ethical standards, while allowing the exchange of ideas and information that is the lifeblood of scientific discovery, ... The new regulations strike that balance effectively. They guard against improper conflicts of interest, and will allow NIH to continue to attract researchers of the highest caliber.
It's important that at the hearings, whenever they come, we ought to be assured that the information that we've requested as well is available to us.
the decision by the administration to effectively recommend that we wipe away the most important protection that individuals have and that is their ability to say 'no, we will not share the information that is in my medical records'.
President Bush should provide the information ... rather than hiding behind a privilege that doesn't exist and encouraging Roberts to not answer questions, ... The American people deserve to know who John Roberts is and where he stands on the vital issues before the country.
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.
What the American people have seen is this incredible disparity in which those people who had cars and money got out, and those people who were impoverished died,
With Justice O'Connor committing to stay until her replacement is named, we can and should remain focused first on protecting our citizens who need help the most,
We indicated to each and all of them that we stand with them; we want to learn more from them, ... Today isn't just one meeting but is going to be a continuum, until we are able to see justice and those who were a part of this cruel and murderous act are brought to justice.
The victims of Katrina have lost everything, and now President Bush says it is OK for them to lose their fair wages, too.
Another important part of this bill will be the periodic report it requires on the progress our forces are making in Iraq,
Rather than spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on producing Republican propaganda, the administration should return those funds and live up to the promises they made to America's students and teachers.
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.
Our Democratic priorities clearly prevailed, and I welcome the decision by our Republican colleagues to accept them,
Even today, the administration submitted a report to Congress on troop training that again failed to set out a plan,