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Edward M. Kennedy

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Edward M. Kennedy, commonly known as Ted Kennedy, was a prominent U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, serving from 1962 until his death in 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Throughout his long tenure, Kennedy was known for his advocacy on issues such as healthcare, education, and civil rights. He played a key role in the passage of several landmark pieces of legislation, including the Affordable Care Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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February 19, 2025

The only congressman you’ll get to talk to is Teddy Fucking Kennedy.

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Mar 23, 2023

the Airline Deregulation Act... was nothing less than a miracle of public policy.

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Mar 23, 2023

the Airline Deregulation Act... was nothing less than a miracle of public policy.

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Mar 8, 2023

Federal Express is notorious for its anti-union ideology, but there is no justification for Congress becoming an accomplice in its union-busting tactics.

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Mar 8, 2023

Federal Express is notorious for its anti-union ideology, but there is no justification for Congress becoming an accomplice in its union-busting tactics.

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Sep 26, 2022

SMFM urges Congress to ensure that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Agency…

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Jan 25, 2022

In Robert Bork's America, there is no room at the end for blacks, have no place in the Constitution for women. And in our America, there should be no seat on the Supreme Court for Robert Bork.

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Nov 30, 2021

Congress will not and should not fund a program if it is unsuccessful.

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Mar 22, 2021

What we face is, above all, a moral issue that at stake are not just the details of policy, but fundamental principles of social justice and the character of our country.

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Mar 22, 2021

the state of a family's health will never again depend on the amount of a family's wealth was the great unfinished business of our society.

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Nov 4, 2019

the Serve America Act of 2009 authored by Senator Orrin Hatch and the late Senator Edward Kennedy.

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May 15, 2013

This board has undermined collective bargaining at every turn, putting the power of the law behind lawbreakers, not law victims.

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Apr 21, 2013

We believe that immigrants, like women and African Americans before them, have rights in this country, and the time is ripe for a new civil rights moment.

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Apr 21, 2013

The time has come for comprehensive immigration reform.

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Apr 17, 2013

idealism and pragmatism are not mutually exclusive.

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Dec 5, 2012

We did have eight Republicans and I take my hat off to them because they had to face very stiff pressure by the far right not to join with the -- with the Democrats to vote this treaty.

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Dec 5, 2012

This shouldn't be, Anderson, this should not be a partisan issue. The rights of people with disabilities. I mean, come on. And yet, it has been politicized, unfortunately.

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Dec 5, 2012

We're going to come back. As you know, you know, it took for Africans-Americans, for gay Americans, for women, the struggle for equal rights and justice took many, many years and so, too, it is in the disability rights movement.

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Mar 1, 2011

the opportunities to capitalize upon the Edward M. Kennedy legislation that establishes national service as an opportunity for persons with disabilities

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Sep 15, 2010

The Senate, the House of Representatives, and the President of the United States support Federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.

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Sep 15, 2010

Take a stand: take a stand in favor of medical research; take a stand-so one day everybody can.

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Dec 29, 2009

The work goes on. The cause endures. The hope still lives. And the dream shall never die.

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Aug 25, 2009

This November, the torch will be passed again to a new generation of Americans. So with Barack Obama and for you and for me, our country will be committed to his cause. And the dream lives on.

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Aug 25, 2009

For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dreams shall never die.

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