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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.

Sep 16, 2004

As commander in chief, I've got two words for companies like Halliburton that abuse the American taxpayer and the trust -- you're fired.

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Sep 15, 2004

I believe you deserve a president who isn't going to gild that truth or gild our national security with politics, who is not going to ignore his own intelligence.

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Sep 13, 2004

It is not just that the administration is making the wrong choice by feeding the insurance companies and the drug companies and depriving you of more available, lower-cost drugs. It is that they're being dishonest with you about it.

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Sep 13, 2004

And the reason they're hiding the truth from the American people is because the out-of-pocket expenses of Medicare have now gone up to 37.2 percent by 2006.

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Sep 12, 2004

So tomorrow, for the first time in 10 years, when a killer walks into a gun shop, when a terrorist goes to a gun show somewhere in America, when they want to purchase an AK-47 or some other military assault weapon, they're going to hear…

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Sep 12, 2004

He failed the test of leadership by saying that he supports an assault weapons ban, but then doing everything in his power to keep the Republicans from sending it to him.

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Sep 12, 2004

It is a test of character. In a secret deal, he chose his powerful friends in the gun lobby over police officers and families that he promised to protect.

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Sep 9, 2004

Eight million Americans are looking for work here in America. Two million more -- two million more -- than when George W. Bush took office.

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Sep 9, 2004

President Bush's domestic policies are taking us back to two Americas, separate and unequal.

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Sep 9, 2004

George Bush, who says, Oh, I'm for that, never asked the Congress to pass it, never pushed the Congress to pass it.

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