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
We cannot allow 400,000 college-ready students to be held back from going to college full time and 200,000 students to be shut of college completely every year, because they can't afford the cost.
Many of us respect his ability on the issues and his intense commitment to the principles he believes in, ... We know that while serving in high office, he has time and again aggressively used litigation and legislation in creative and inappropriate ways to advance his political and ideological goals.
Judge Pickering's record reflects a hostility to civil rights and a vision of the Republican Party that reminds Americans of a painful time in our nation's history, ... Those who lack a strong commitment to our nation's fundamental ideals and principles do not belong in our federal judiciary.
This has been an issue that we've been raising for over two years. And during that time those at the end of the economic ladder have been falling further and further behind.
Americans will have the opportunity for the first time to hear Judge Roberts' views on the major issues.
I can still remember sitting in the Judiciary Committee at the time that William French Smith testified against it and being absolutely appalled,
there are real and serious reasons to be deeply concerned about Judge Roberts' record.
This was a battle that needed to be fought.
We cannot say it is wartime for the rest of America, but still peacetime for the rich,
We cannot have a government which is going to manipulate intelligence information. We've got to get to the bottom of it, ... Meet the Press.
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.
Even today, the administration submitted a report to Congress on troop training that again failed to set out a plan,
The president's economic report is an insult to every hard-working American. It's unpatriotic economics, and he should apologize for it.
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,