I, along with the President and the vast majority of Americans, do not believe that we should create human life just to destroy it.
John F. Kerry
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John F. Kerry is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 68th United States Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017 under President Barack Obama. A member of the Democratic Party, Kerry previously represented Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate from 1985 to 2013. He was the Democratic nominee for President in 2004, losing to incumbent George W. Bush. Throughout his career, Kerry has focused on issues such as climate change, international relations, and veterans' affairs. He played a significant role in negotiating the Paris Agreement on climate change during his tenure as Secretary of State.
The President has a policy on global warming--and if you care at all about the environment, it's a dangerous one.
President Bush has offered our Nation and allies skepticism about proven science and vague promises rather than genuine leadership on global warming.
I commend the work of my colleagues, Senators McCain and Lieberman, for stepping up to the plate and essentially filling in for the Bush Administration's lack of vision.
Let us not forget the national-security ramifications of reducing our addiction to foreign oil.
We should be the leader in all of these technologies, because the world's going to beat a path to the door.
I posit that it's a debate between the optimists and those who are not so optimistic about our technological abilities.
This model is built around America's private sector, not around the Federal Government's bureaucracy.
Just as we, in Britain and Europe, have listened to the United States when it comes to matters such as the war on terrorism and Iraq, we must ask our allies and friends in America to listen to us when it comes to other problems.
If we put off fixing it today, it's going to become harder tomorrow, certainly more costly, and certainly more complex.