Senator John Kerry

Social Security is truly a test of our values as Americans. Social Security is a fundamental promise that lifts half read more

Social Security is truly a test of our values as Americans. Social Security is a fundamental promise that lifts half of our seniors out of poverty and helps millions of disabled Americans, widows and orphans. We owe Americans a better debate than we're having today. It's about time we do everything we can to keep the promise of Social Security.

The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not given the truth; as I read more

The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not given the truth; as I said more than a year ago, knowing what we know now, I would not have gone to war in Iraq. And knowing now the full measure of the Bush Administration’s duplicity and incompetence, I doubt there are many members of Congress who would give them the authority they abused so badly. I know I would not.

By refusing to implement the women’s contracting program and repeatedly failing to meet required contracting goals, this administration is undermining read more

By refusing to implement the women’s contracting program and repeatedly failing to meet required contracting goals, this administration is undermining virtually every existing opportunity for women business owners to break into the the good ol’ boy network of federal contracting

We must retool our nation to prepare for the challenge we already face to maintain our position in the global read more

We must retool our nation to prepare for the challenge we already face to maintain our position in the global economy. And this much is certain: America will not have national security without economic security.

Values are not just words, values are what we live by. They're about the causes that we champion and the read more

Values are not just words, values are what we live by. They're about the causes that we champion and the people we fight for.