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John Kerry

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John Kerry is a prominent Democratic politician from Massachusetts who served as the 68th Secretary of State from February 2013 to January 2017 under President Barack Obama. Prior to his role as Secretary of State, Kerry was a United States Senator, representing Massachusetts from January 1985 until June 2013. During his time in the Senate, he was known for his work on foreign relations, environmental issues, and healthcare reform. He played a significant role in the negotiation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, emphasizing the importance of international cooperation in addressing global challenges.

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Apr 29, 2004

I commend Chairwoman Snowe for her persistent efforts on behalf of this legislation and the more comprehensive SBA Reauthorization legislation. Without her strong support and hard work on this issue, the future success of this important…

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Apr 29, 2004

The committee has been told that many of the Women's Business Centers would be unable to meet minimum performance standards with a significant reduction in grant funding. Does the chairwoman agree that the funding for the sustainability…

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Apr 29, 2004

And I find it somewhat difficult to believe that people were fired for actually showing photographs of the truth.

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Apr 29, 2004

This anniversary is not a time to shout. It's not a time for blame. It is a time for a new direction in Iraq.

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Apr 28, 2004

The key here is that Kerry's not offering an alternative vision. If you look at Kerry's plan, such as it is, for Iraq going forward, pretty close to George W. Bush's plan.

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Apr 25, 2004

This is the worst jobs record in the United States since Herbert Hoover and the great depression. The first president to lose jobs over the course of four years.

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Apr 25, 2004

We threw away the symbols of the war. I'm proud I stood up and fought against it.

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Apr 25, 2004

George Bush has yet to explain to America whether or not and tell the truth about whether he showed up for duty.

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Apr 25, 2004

This administration forced us to return our medals because beyond the perversion of the war these leaders themselves denied us the integrity those symbols supposedly gave our lives.

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Apr 25, 2004

And what we have to decide is that we're going to keep coming back until this war ends.

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Apr 22, 2004

If, as Bob Woodward reports, it is true, that gas supplies and prices in America are tied to the American election...

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Apr 22, 2004

The issue now in the hands of a task force of bishops headed by Cardinal McCarrick the Archbishop of Washington, D.C.

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Apr 22, 2004

I fully intend to continue to practice my religion separately from what I do with respect to my public life.

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Apr 22, 2004

We are going to have a change of leadership in this country to protect the right of choice.

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Apr 21, 2004

We are going to set a goal that by the year 2020, 20 percent of America's electricity is going to be produced by alternative and renewable sources.

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Apr 20, 2004

George Bush once again is misleading America and he is misleading America about my record and what I intend to do because he doesn't have a record to run on. He has a record to run away from.

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Apr 20, 2004

Those of us who were there know what happened. It hasn't been questioned in 35 years. Obviously in presidential races politics are politics and I understand that but I'm proud of my service.

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Apr 20, 2004

It was a stable Iraq, not whether or not that's a full democracy. I can't tell you what's it's going to be but a stable Iraq.

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Apr 19, 2004

They're available to you to come and look at. I think that's a very unfair characterization by that person.

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Apr 18, 2004

If this alleged deal by Bob Woodward, if it is, in fact, true, he says it's quote, 'outrageous, unacceptable to the American people.'

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Apr 18, 2004

It's my prayer that Americans are not being held hostage to a secret deal between the White House and a Saudi prince.

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Apr 18, 2004

And if, as Bob Woodward reports, it is true it that gas supplies and prices in America are tied to the American election and tied to a secret White House deal, then that is outrageous and unacceptable to the American people.

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