Political Quotes

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.

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Jan 29, 2003

I would like to remind you that transplant surgeon, and now Senate Majority Leader Frist, made it clear on November 27, 2001, in a Senate floor speech, that cloning does not resolve the tissue rejection issues.

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Jan 29, 2003

I, along with the President and the vast majority of Americans, do not believe that we should create human life just to destroy it.

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Jan 8, 2003

The President has a policy on global warming--and if you care at all about the environment, it's a dangerous one.

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Jan 8, 2003

In 2001, Senator Brownback and I began working to develop a solution to the climate change problem

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Jan 8, 2003

Also in 2001, Senator Lieberman and I announced our intention to develop legislation to require mandatory reductions in greenhouse gas emissions

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Jan 8, 2003

Not only will our environment be threatened by this neglect, but two other effects that have been mentioned here will occur.

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Jan 8, 2003

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.

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Jan 8, 2003

I posit that it's a debate between the optimists and those who are not so optimistic about our technological abilities.

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Jan 8, 2003

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.

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Jan 8, 2003

I think the debate over the science of climate change has pretty much ended after a lot of hesitation.

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Jan 8, 2003

This model is built around America's private sector, not around the Federal Government's bureaucracy.

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Jan 8, 2003

Let us not forget the national-security ramifications of reducing our addiction to foreign oil.

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