[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 119 (Tuesday, September 28, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9768-S9772]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                 SENATOR KERRY AND AMERICA'S CHALLENGES

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, as we look at the situation in America and 
in the world today, we face serious challenges. Obviously, the war on 
terrorism is one of the most serious challenges we have had in many 
decades, one that is different because there are no specific battles 
that are won or lost. There may not be a moment when we say it is over. 
Because we are dealing with a moving, shadowy element that uses the 
most dastardly types of attacks on individuals, innocent men, women, 
and children.
  We have seen the situation in Florida, where the people there have 
been hit repeatedly by hurricanes and disasters. I guess you could say 
in many respects these are times that try men and women's souls.
  We are under attack in a lot of ways. But, also, these are the times 
that require a certain trumpet. We cannot have uncertainty in terms of 
leadership. We cannot have an uncertain trumpet. We have to have 
direction, strong leadership, and courage to take a stand and follow it 
through. That is why I am very much worried about what I see in Senator 
Kerry and the positions he has taken, first on one side and then the 
other.
  I was greatly distressed last week when we had the Prime Minister of 
Iraq here. He is a man who is showing strength, leadership, and great 
courage because his life is on the line every day with repeated 
assassination attempts directed at him. He came here. He said: Thank 
you, America. He said: We are going to have elections. We are going to 
have peace and freedom and democracy. We chose justice and the rule of 
law rather than chaos and anarchy. He did a magnificent job. I was 
inspired by what he is doing and by his speech.

  Yet Senator Kerry attacked his speech before he even left town. Where 
are the basic courtesies that we have in the past extended to leaders 
of other countries?
  President Bush, on the other hand, has shown strength, leadership, 
and courage. He is dealing with the issues of security. People see in 
him and hear in his voice a determination, a commitment, that will get 
us through this. But Senator Kerry has been flip-flopping back and 
forth on Iraq for not just the campaign but actually for years, going 
back to 2002 where he took one position and where now, in 2003 and 
2004, he has taken a different position.
  On September 20, 2004, he said that our most important task is to win 
the war on terrorism. On March 6, 2004, he balked at calling the war on 
terror an actual ``war.''
  On September 20 he said Iraq was a ``diversion from'' the war on 
terror. Yet back in December of 2003 he said that Iraq is ``critical'' 
to the success of the war on terror.
  In September of 2004 he said the evil of Saddam was enough to justify 
the war. Yet before that he agreed with the administration's goal of 
regime change. He also said that Saddam's ``breach of international 
values'' was a sufficient cause of war.
  In 2004 he said Saddam's ``downfall . . . has left America less 
secure.'' Yet in December of 2003 he questioned the judgment of those 
claiming Saddam's capture doesn't help American security.
  The list goes on and on. I ask unanimous consent this list be printed 
in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:


 FLIP FLOP #1: ``Most Important Task'' Is To Win ``War On Terrorism.''

     Senator John Kerry, Remarks at New York University, New York, 
         NY, September 20, 2004:
       . . . the events of September 11 reminded every American of 
     that obligation. That day brought to our shores the defining 
     struggle of our times: the struggle between freedom and 
     radical fundamentalism. And it made clear that our most 
     important task is to fight . . . and to win . . . the war on 
     terrorism.
     ``In His Words: John Kerry,'' The New York Times Website, 
         www.nytimes. com, March 6, 2004, Kerry Balked at Calling 
         War on Terror an Actual War:
       The final victory in the war on terror depends on a victory 
     in the war of ideas, much more than the war on the 
     battlefield. And the war--not the war, I don't want to use 
     that terminology. The engagement of economies, the economic 
     transformation, the transformation to modernity of a whole 
     bunch of countries that have been avoiding the future.


        FLIP FLOP #2: Iraq Was ``Diversion From'' War On Terror.

     Senator John Kerry, Remarks at New York University, New York, 
         NY, September 20, 2004:
       . . . Iraq was a profound diversion from that war and the 
     battle against our greatest enemy, Osama bin Laden and the 
     terrorists. Invading Iraq has created a crisis of historic 
     proportions and, if we do not change course, there is the 
     prospect of a war with no end in sight.
     Fox News' ``Special Report,'' December 15, 2003, Kerry Said 
         Iraq ``Is Critical'' To Success of War on Terror:
       Iraq may not be the war on terror itself, but it is 
     critical to the outcome of the war on terror. And therefore 
     any advance in Iraq is an advance forward in that.


      FLIP FLOP #3: Evil Of Saddam Was Not Enough To Justify War.

     Senator John Kerry, Remarks at New York University, New York, 
         NY, September 20, 2004:
       Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator who deserves his own 
     special place in hell. But that was not, in itself, a reason 
     to go to war.
     Senator John Kerry, Speech to the 2002 DLC National 
         Conversation, New York, NY, July 29, 2002, Kerry 
         Originally Agreed With Removing Saddam Hussein:
       I agree completely with this Administration's goal of a 
     regime change in Iraq--Saddam Hussein is a renegade and 
     outlaw who turned his back on the tough conditions of his 
     surrender put in place by the United Nations in 1991.
     MSNBC's ``Hardball,'' October 10, 2002, Kerry Cited Saddam's 
         ``Breach of International Values'' as Cause for War.
       I believe the record of Saddam Hussein's ruthless, reckless 
     breach of international values and standards of behavior is 
     cause enough for the world community to hold him accountable 
     by use of force if necessary.


FLIP FLOP #4: Saddam's ``Downfall . . . Has Left America Less Secure.''

     Senator John Kerry, Remarks at New York University, New York, 
         NY, September 20, 2004:
       The satisfaction we take in his downfall does not hide this 
     fact: we have traded a dictator for a chaos that has left 
     America less secure.
     Anne Q. Hoy, ``Dean Faces More Criticism,'' [New York] 
         Newsday, December 17, 2003, Kerry Questioned Judgment of 
         Those Claiming Saddam's Capture Doesn't Help American 
         Security:
       Those who doubted whether Iraq or the world would be better 
     off without Saddam Hussein, and those who believe we are not 
     safer with his capture, don't have the judgment to be 
     president or the credibility to be elected president.


      FLIP FLOP #5: Decision To Go Into Iraq ``Colossal'' Failure.

     Senator John Kerry, Remarks at New York University, New York, 
         NY, September 20, 2004:
       ``The President now admits to ``miscalculations'' in Iraq. 
     That is one of the greatest understatements in recent 
     American history. His were not the equivalent of accounting 
     errors. They were colossal failures of judgment--and judgment 
     is what we look for in a president. This is all the more 
     stunning because we're not talking about 20/20 hindsight. 
     Before the war, before he chose to go to war, bi partisan 
     Congressional hearings . . . major outside studies . . . and 
     even some in the administration itself . . . predicted 
     virtually every problem we now face in Iraq.
     CNN's ``Inside Politics,'' August 9, 2004, in Response to 
         Question About How He Would Have Voted if He Knew Then 
         What He Knows Now, Kerry Confirmed That He Would Still 
         Have Voted For Use Of Force Resolution:
       Yes, I would have voted for the authority. I believe it's 
     the right authority for a president to have. But I would have 
     used that authority as I have said throughout this campaign, 
     effectively. I would have done this very differently from the 
     way President Bush has.


        FLIP FLOP #6: ``Iraq Was Not ``Threat To Our Security.''

     Senator John Kerry, Remarks at New York University, New York, 
         NY, September 20, 2004:
       We now know that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction 
     and posed no imminent threat to our security.
     Ronald Brownstein, ``On Iraq, Kerry Appears Either Torn or 
         Shrewd,'' Los Angeles Times, January 31, 2003, Kerry 
         believed that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and 
         was a threat:
       Kerry said, ``If you don't believe . . . Saddam Hussein is 
     a threat with nuclear weapons, then you shouldn't vote for 
     me.''
     CNN's ``Inside Politics,'' August 9, 2004, In Response to 
         Question About How He Would Have Voted if He Knew Then 
         What He Knows Now, Kerry Confirmed That He Would Still 
         Have Voted for Use of Force Resolution.
       Yes, I would have voted for the authority. I believe it's 
     the right authority for a president to have. But I would have 
     used that authority as I have said throughout this campaign, 
     effectively. I would have done this very differently from the 
     way President Bush has.

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   flip flop #7: iraq war took ``attention and resources'' away from 
                              afghanistan.

     Senator John Kerry, Remarks at New York University, New York, 
         NY, September 20, 2004:
       The President's policy in Iraq took our attention and 
     resources away from other, more serious threats to America. 
     Threats like . . . the increasing instability in Afghanistan.
     CNN's ``Larry King Live,'' December 14, 2001, Kerry Said War 
         on Terror ``Doesn't End With Afghanistan'' and Suggested 
         U.S. Move on To Addressing Menace of Saddam Hussein:
       I think we clearly have to keep the pressure on terrorism 
     globally. This doesn't end with Afghanistan by any 
     imagination. And I think the president has made that clear. I 
     think we have made that clear. Terrorism is a global menace. 
     It's a scourge. And it is absolutely vital that we continue, 
     for instance, Saddam Hussein.


   flip flop #8: iraq not ``source of serious disagreement with our 
                          allies'' before war.

     Senator John Kerry, Remarks at New York University, New York, 
         NY, September 20, 2004:
       We know that while Iraq was a source of friction, it was 
     not previously a source of serious disagreement with our 
     allies in Europe and countries in the Muslim world.
     CNN's ``Crossfire,'' November 12, 1997, Kerry Questioned 
         Where Russia and France's Backbone To Stand up to Saddam 
         Was:
       So clearly the allies may not like it, and I think that's 
     our great concern--where's the backbone of Russia, where's 
     the backbone of France, where are they in expressing their 
     condemnation of such clearly illegal activity, but in a 
     sense, they're now climbing into a box and they will have 
     enormous difficulty not following up on this if there is not 
     compliance by Iraq.
     CNN's ``Crossfire,'' November 12, 1997, Kerry Noted French 
         Have Opposed U.S. on a Number of Foreign Policy Issues:
       Well, John, frankly neither you nor I know that we did 
     nothing. I don't know that for a fact. We certainly didn't 
     publicly, I agree, but I don't know that we did nothing. But 
     it's not the first time France has been very difficult, as 
     the congressman said. I think a lot of us are very 
     disappointed that the French haven't joined us in a number of 
     other efforts with respect to China, with respect to other 
     issues in Asia and elsewhere and also in Europe.
     Fox News' ``The O'Reilly Factor,'' May 22, 2002, Kerry says 
         that Europeans are ``Wrong On Iraq'' and U.S. ``Will Have 
         To Do What We Need To Do.''
       Fox News' Bill O'Reilly: ``The ambassador to Germany is 
     basically saying what most people in Europe are saying, 
     senator. They're afraid. They're afraid that if we go after 
     Saddam Hussein, and all the Arabs get crazy, and the whole 
     thing blows up, that Europe's going to take the brunt of 
     this. I said you can't negotiate with tyrants out of fear. 
     How do you feel about it?''
       Senator John Kerry: ``I agree with you. . . . [I] think 
     that you're correct in making that judgment. And I think 
     we've all reached a judgment that obviously the United States 
     has to protect our national security interests. And we have 
     to do what we think is right. I do think the European 
     demonstrations are larger than just Iraq. I think they're 
     concerned about other issues, like global warming. They're 
     concerned about proliferation. They're concerned about--I 
     mean, there are a whole host of issues. So I think it's a 
     more confused bag than just Iraq, but I think they're wrong 
     on Iraq. I mean, plain and simply, the United States will 
     have to do what we need to do, and our best judgment to 
     protect our national security. And quite frankly, if we do 
     what we need to do, it will also wind up protecting Europe.''


    flip flop #9: President's iraq policy ``has weakened'' national 
                               security.

     Senator John Kerry, Remarks at New York University, New York, 
         NY, September 20, 2004:
       Let me put it plainly: The President's policy in Iraq has 
     not strengthened our national security. It has weakened it.
     Anne Q. Hoy, ``Dean Faces More Criticism,'' [New York] 
         Newsday, December 17, 2003, Kerry Questioned Judgment of 
         Those Claiming Saddam's Capture Doesn't Help American 
         Security:
       Those who doubted whether Iraq or the world would be better 
     off without Saddam Hussein, and those who believe we are not 
     safer with his capture, don't have the judgment to be 
     president or the credibility to be elected president.


  flip flop #10: would not have invaded iraq given what he knows now.

     Senator John Kerry, Remarks at New York University, New York, 
         NY, September 20, 2004:
       Yet today, President Bush tells us that he would do 
     everything all over again, the same way. How can he possibly 
     be serious? Is he really saying that if we knew there were no 
     imminent threat, no weapons of mass destruction, no ties to 
     Al Qaeda, the United States should have invaded Iraq? My 
     answer is no--because a Commander-in-Chief's first 
     responsibility is to make a wise and responsible decision to 
     keep America safe.
     CNN's ``Inside Politics,'' August 9, 2004, In Response to 
         Question About How He Would Have Voted if He Knew Then 
         What He Knows Now, Kerry Confirmed That He Would Still 
         Have Voted for Use of Force Resolution:
       Yes, I would have voted for the authority. I believe it's 
     the right authority for a president to have. But I would have 
     used that authority as I have said throughout this campaign, 
     effectively. I would have done this very differently from the 
     way President Bush has.


 flip flop #11: `` `capability' to acquire weapons'' not reason enough 
                                for war.

     Senator John Kerry, Remarks at New York University, New York, 
         NY, September 20, 2004:
       Now the president, in looking for a new reason, tries to 
     hang his hat on the `capability' to acquire weapons. But that 
     was not the reason given to the nation; it was not the reason 
     Congress voted on; it's not a reason, it's an excuse.
     Senator John Kerry, Congressional Record, October 9, 2002, 
         page S10171, Kerry Called Those Who Would Leave Saddam 
         Alone ``Naive to the Point of Grave Danger: ``
       It would be naive to the point of grave danger not to 
     believe that, left to his own devices, Saddam Hussein will 
     provoke, misjudge, or stumble into a future, more dangerous 
     confrontation with the civilized world.
     CBS' ``Face The Nation,'' September 15, 2002, Kerry Said 
         Saddam's Miscalculations are Biggest Concern, Not 
         ``Actual'' WMD:
       I would disagree with John McCain that it's the actual 
     weapons of mass destruction he may use against us, it's what 
     he may do in another invasion of Kuwait or in a 
     miscalculation about the Kurds or a miscalculation about Iran 
     or particularly Israel. Those are the things that--that I 
     think present the greatest danger. He may even miscalculate 
     and slide these weapons off to terrorist groups to invite 
     them to be a surrogate to use them against the United States. 
     It's the miscalculation that poses the greatest threat.


           flip flop #12: ``cannot afford'' to fail in iraq.

     Senator John Kerry, Remarks at New York University, New York, 
         NY, September 20, 2004:
       In Iraq, we have a mess on our hands. But we cannot throw 
     up our hands. We cannot afford to see Iraq become a permanent 
     source of terror that will endanger America's security for 
     years to come.
     October 17, 2003, S. 1689, CQ Vote #400: Passed 87-12: R 50-
         0; D 37-11; I 0-1, Kerry Voted Nay:
       Kerry voted against the $87 billion supplemental supporting 
     our troops and providing resources needed to win in Iraq.


            flip flop #13: iraq war ``made us less secure.''

     Senator John Kerry, Remarks at New York University, New York, 
         NY, September 20, 2004:
       I believe the invasion of Iraq has made us less secure and 
     weaker in the war against terrorism.
     Anne Q. Hoy, ``Dean Faces More Criticism,'' [New York] 
         Newsday, December 17, 2003, Kerry Questioned Judgment of 
         Those Claiming Saddam's Capture Doesn't Help American 
         Security:
       Those who doubted whether Iraq or the world would be better 
     off without Saddam Hussein, and those who believe we are not 
     safer with his capture, don't have the judgment to be 
     president or the credibility to be elected president.


       flip flop #14: would have continued containment of saddam.

     Senator John Kerry, Remarks at New York University, New York, 
         NY, September 20, 2004:
       I would have tightened the noose and continued to pressure 
     and isolate Saddam Hussein--who was weak and getting weaker--
     so that he would pose no threat to the region or America.
     Senator John Kerry, Committee on Armed Services and Committee 
         on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, Joint Hearing, 
         September 3, 1998, Kerry Expressed Opposition to ``Policy 
         of Containment:''
       So we've got a major set of choices to make here. And we'd 
     better make them. We've been sliding into a fundamental 
     policy of containment, which I share with Major Ritter the 
     notion is disastrous to our overall proliferation interests 
     and disastrous with respect to the Middle East and our 
     interests with respect to Saddam Hussein and Iraq. But we 
     have to make a decision whether we're prepared to do what is 
     necessary, and I mean to the point of a sustained targeting 
     of the regime; not the Iraqi people, but the regime.

  Mr. LOTT. But it goes beyond just the war on Iraq. What worries me is 
there is a pattern here, across the board, not only in that area that 
threatens our very security and our lives, the war on terrorism, but in 
area after area, issue after issue.
  For instance, in 1991 Senator Kerry supported most-favored trade 
status for China and now he criticizes the Bush administration for 
trading with China.
  Which is it? You cannot be for it and against it when you talk about 
international trade. Trade is good. America can compete. We do need to 
enlarge the pie. We need to make sure we have fair trade. But you 
cannot vote one way on trade and then be critical of it on the other 
side.

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  In October 2003, Senator Kerry called the fence that is being built 
in Israel for security purposes a ``barrier to peace.'' He was critical 
of it. Yet in February of 2004, he calls the fence a ``legitimate act 
of self-defense.'' You can't get into a very dangerous and sensitive 
situation like this and say one thing and then the other. What is it? 
Which is it? An uncertain trumpet takes lives.
  Even in the case of eliminating the marriage penalty for the middle 
class, Senator Kerry said he will fight to keep the tax relief for 
married couples. He said Democrats fought to end the marriage penalty 
tax. Yet in 1998, he voted against eliminating the marriage penalty 
relief for married taxpayers with a combined income of less than 
$50,000 a year. Last week when we actually extended the elimination of 
that marriage penalty tax, of course, he didn't vote.
  He even flip-flopped on the PATRIOT Act. The PATRIOT Act is a 
favorite punching bag now.
  I was here when the death debate occurred. I remember the broad 
unanimous support involved in passing that legislation. We needed to do 
some things to give our law enforcement people the ability to deal with 
these terrorists. If you look at what has transpired since then, this 
great fear of having your library card checked or a ``knock in the 
night'' is not occurring. So he voted for it, and now he attacks the 
PATRIOT Act. He said:

       We are a nation of laws, and liberties, not of a knock in 
     the night. So it is time to end the era of John Ashcroft.

  I think that is an unfair shot at our former colleague, the Attorney 
General of the United States. Again, Senator Kerry was for the Patriot 
Act and now he is against it.
  On the gay marriage amendment, in 2002, Senator Kerry signed a letter 
urging the Massachusetts legislature to reject a constitutional 
amendment banning gay marriage. Yet now in 2004 he won't rule out 
supporting a similar amendment. Which is it? Is it one thing in 
Massachusetts and another here in Washington?
  Also, I think when you get into other issues like the death penalty 
for terrorists, these are relevant issues we can't take the wrong 
position on. Yet, in 1996, he attacked Governor Weld of Massachusetts 
for supporting the death penalty for terrorists. But now he said he 
might support the death penalty for terrorists.
  On the No Child Left Behind Act, he voted for it, and now he attacks 
it as a ``mockery.'' He trashed it as an ``unfunded mandate'' with 
``laudable goals.''
  Let me tell you that I am a son of a schoolteacher. I was in public 
education all my life. I didn't go to some elite school. I went to 
public education. I stay in touch with teachers and administrators. And 
they tell me it is making a difference. We have goals and challenges. 
Teachers are doing better, students are doing better, and the money has 
been going up every year.
  On issue after issue, he has flip-flopped.
  I ask unanimous consent that the remainder of this lengthy list be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:


                   flip-flopped On Affirmative Action

     In 1992, Kerry Called Affirmative Action ``Inherently Limited 
         and Divisive.''
       [W]hile praising affirmative action as ``one kind of 
     progress'' that grew out of civil rights court battles, Kerry 
     said the focus on a rights-based agenda has ``inadvertently 
     driven most of our focus in this country not to the issue of 
     what is happening to the kids who do not get touched by 
     affirmative action, but . . . toward an inherently limited 
     and divisive program which is called affirmative action.'' 
     That agenda is limited, he said, because it benefits segments 
     of black and minority populations, but not all. And it is 
     divisive because it creates a ``perception and a reality of 
     reverse discrimination that has actually engendered racism.'' 
     (Lynne Duke, ``Senators Seek Serious Dialogue On Race,'' The 
     Washington Post, 4/8/92)
     In 2004, Kerry Denied Ever Having Called Affirmative Action 
         ``Divisive.''
       CNN's Kelly Wallace: ``We caught up with the Senator, who 
     said he never called affirmative action divisive, and accused 
     Clark of playing politics.''
       Senator Kerry: ``That's not what I said. I said there are 
     people who believe that. And I said mend it, don't end it. 
     He's trying to change what I said, but you can go read the 
     quote. I said very clearly I have always voted for it. I've 
     always supported it. I've never, ever condemned it. I did 
     what Jim Clyburn did and what Bill Clinton did, which is mend 
     it. And Jim Clyburn wouldn't be supporting it if it were 
     otherwise. So let's not have any politics here. Let's keep 
     the truth.'' (CNN's ``Inside Politics,'' 1/30/04)


                        Flip-Flopped On Ethanol

     Kerry Twice Voted Against Tax Breaks for Ethanol.
       (S. Con. Res. 18, CQ Vote #44: Rejected 48-52: R 11-32; D 
     37-20, 3/23/93, Kerry Voted Nay; S. Con. Res. 18, CQ Vote 
     #68: Motion Agreed To 55-43: R 2-40; D 53-3, 3/24/93, Kerry 
     Voted Yea)
     Kerry Voted Against Ethanol Mandates.
       (H.R. 4624, CQ Vote #255: Motion Agreed To 51-50: R 19-25; 
     D 31-25, 8/3/94, Kerry Voted Nay)
     Kerry Voted Twice To Increase Liability on Ethanol, Making it 
         Equal to Regular Gasoline.
       (S. 517, CQ Vote #87: Motion Agreed To 57-42: R 38-10; D 
     18-32; I 1-0, 4/25/02 Kerry Voted Nay; S. 14, CQ Vote #208: 
     Rejected 38-57: R 9-40; D 28-17; I 1-0, 6/5/03, Kerry Voted 
     Yea)
     On the Campaign Trail, Though, Kerry is for Ethanol.
       Kerry: ``I'm for ethanol, and I think it's a very important 
     partial ingredient of the overall mix of alternative and 
     renewable fuels we ought to commit to.'' (MSNBC/DNC, Democrat 
     Presidential Candidate Debate, Des Moines, IA, 11/24/03)


                     Flip-Flopped On Cuba Sanctions

     Senator Kerry has Long Voted Against Stronger Cuba Sanctions.
       (H.R. 927, CQ Vote #489, Motion Rejected 59-36: R 50-2; D 
     9-34, 10/17/95, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 955, CQ Vote #183: 
     Rejected 38-61: R 5-49; D 33-12, 7/17/97, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 
     1234, CQ Vote #189, Motion Agreed To 55-43: R 43-10; D 12-33, 
     6/30/99, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 2549, CQ Vote #137: Motion 
     Agreed To 59-41: R 52-3; D 7-38, 6/20/00, Kerry Voted Nay)
     In 2000, Kerry Said Florida Politics is Only Reason Cuba 
         Sanctions Still in Place.
       Senator John F. Kerry, the Massachusetts Democrat and 
     member of the Foreign Relations Committee, said in an 
     interview that a reevaluation of relations with Cuba was 
     ``way overdue.'' ``We have a frozen, stalemated, 
     counterproductive policy that is not in humanitarian 
     interests nor in our larger credibility interest in the 
     region,'' Kerry said. . . . ``It speaks volumes about the 
     problems in the current American electoral process. . . . The 
     only reason we don't reevaluate the policy is the politics of 
     Florida.'' (John Donnelly, ``Policy Review Likely On Cuba,'' 
     The Boston Globe, 4/9/00)
     Now Kerry Panders to Cuban Vote, Saying He Would Not Lift 
         Embargo Against Cuba.
       Tim Russert: ``Would you consider lifting sanctions, 
     lifting the embargo against Cuba?''
       Senator Kerry: ``Not unilaterally, not now, no.'' (NBC's 
     ``Meet The Press,'' 8/31/03)
     Kerry Does Not Support ``Opening Up the Embargo Wily Nilly.''
       Kerry said he believes in ``engagement'' with the communist 
     island nation but that does not mean, ``Open up the 
     dialogue.'' He believes it ``means travel and perhaps even 
     remittances or cultural exchanges'' but he does not 
     support ``opening up the embargo wily nilly.'' (Daniel A. 
     Ricker, ``Kerry Says Bush Did Not Build A `Legitimate 
     Coalition' In Iraq,'' The Miami Herald, 11/25/03)


                         Flip-Flopped On NAFTA

     Kerry Voted for NAFTA.
       (H.R. 3450, CQ Vote #395: Passed 61-38: R 34-10; D 27-28, 
     11/20/93, Kerry Voted Yea)
     Kerry Recognized NAFTA Is Our Future.
       NAFTA recognizes the reality of today's economy--
     globalization and technology,'' Kerry said. ``Our future is 
     not in competing at the low-level wage job; it is in creating 
     high-wage, new technology jobs based on our skills and our 
     productivity.'' (John Aloysius Farrell, ``Senate's OK 
     Finalizes NAFTA Pact,'' The Boston Globe, 11/21/93)
     Now, Kerry Expresses Doubt About NAFTA.
       Kerry, who voted for NAFTA in 1993, expressed some doubt 
     about the strength of free-trade agreements. ``If it were 
     before me today, I would vote against it because it doesn't 
     have environmental or labor standards in it,'' he said. 
     (David Lightman, ``Democrats Battle For Labor's Backing,'' 
     Hartford Courant, 8/6/03)


              Flip-Flopped On Small Business Income Taxes

     Kerry Voted Against Exempting Small Businesses and Family 
         Farms From Clinton Income Tax Increase.
       (S. Con. Res. 18, CQ Vote #79: Motion Agreed To 54-45: R 0-
     43; D 54 2, 3/25/93, Kerry Voted Yea)
     Three Months Later, Kerry Voted in Favor of Proposal To 
         Exclude Small Businesses From the Increased Income Tax.
       (S. 1134, CQ Vote #171: Motion Rejected 56-42: R 43-0; D 
     13-42, 6/24/93, Kerry Voted Yea)
     Kerry Claimed he Fought To Exempt Small Businesses From 
         Income Tax Increases.
       I worked to amend the reconciliation bill so that it would 
     . . . exempt small businesses who are classified as 
     subchapter S corporations from the increased individual 
     income tax. (Sen. John Kerry, Congressional Record, 6/29/93, 
     p. S 8268)

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             Kerry Flip-Flopped On 50-Cent Gas Tax Increase

     In 1994, Kerry Backed Half-Dollar Increase in Gas Tax.
       Kerry said [the Concord Coalition's scorecard] did not 
     accurately reflect individual lawmakers' efforts to cut the 
     deficit. ``It doesn't reflect my $43 billion package of cuts 
     or my support for a 50-cent increase in the gas tax,'' Kerry 
     said. (Jill Zuckman, ``Deficit-Watch Group Gives High Marks 
     To 7 N.E. Lawmakers,'' The Boston Globe, 3/1/94)
     Two Years Later, Kerry Flip-Flopped.
       Kerry no longer supports the 50-cent [gas tax] hike, nor 
     the 25-cent hike proposed by the [Concord] coalition. 
     (Michael Grunwald, ``Kerry Gets Low Mark On Budgeting,'' The 
     Boston Globe, 4/30/96)


             Flip-Flopped On Leaving Abortion Up To States

     Kerry Used To Say Abortion Should be Left up to States.
       ``I think the question of abortion is one that should be 
     left for the states to decide,'' Kerry said during his failed 
     1972 Congressional bid. (``John Kerry On The Issues,'' The 
     [Lowell, MA] Sun, 10/11/72)
     Now Kerry Says Abortion is Law of Entire Nation.
       The right to choose is the law of the United States. No 
     person has the right to infringe on that freedom. Those of us 
     who are in government have a special responsibility to see to 
     it that the United States continues to protect this right, as 
     it must protect all rights secured by the constitution. (Sen. 
     John Kerry [D-MA], Congressional Record, 1/22/85)


           Flip-Flopped On Litmus Tests For Judicial Nominees

     Kerry Used To Oppose Litmus Tests for Judicial Nominees.
       Throughout two centuries, our federal judiciary has been a 
     model institution, one which has insisted on the highest 
     standards of conduct by our public servants and officials, 
     and which has survived with undiminished respect. Today, I 
     fear that this institution is threatened in a way that we 
     have not seen before. . . . This threat is that of the 
     appointment of a judiciary which is not independent, but 
     narrowly ideological, through the systematic targeting of any 
     judicial nominee who does not meet the rigid requirements of 
     litmus tests imposed . . . (Sen. John Kerry, Congressional 
     Record, 2/3/86, p. S864)
     But Now Kerry Says he Would Only Support Supreme Court 
         Nominees Who Pledge To Uphold Roe v. Wade.
       The potential retirement of Supreme Court justices makes 
     the 2004 presidential election especially important for 
     women, Senator John F. Kerry told a group of female Democrats 
     yesterday, and he pledged that if elected president he would 
     nominate to the high court only supporters of abortion rights 
     under its Roe v. Wade decision. . . . ``Any president ought 
     to appoint people to the Supreme Court who understand the 
     Constitution and its interpretation by the Supreme Court. In 
     my judgment, it is and has been settled law that women, 
     Americans, have a defined right of privacy and that the 
     government does not make the decision with respect to choice. 
     Individuals do.'' (Glen Johnson, ``Kerry Vows Court Picks To 
     Be Abortion-Rights Supporters,'' The Boston Globe, 4/9/03)


         Flip-Flopped On Tax Credits For Small Business Health

     In 2001, Kerry Voted Against Amendment Providing $70 Billion 
         for Tax Credits for Small Business To Purchase Health 
         Insurance.
       (H. Con. Res. 83, CQ Vote #83: Rejected 49-51: R 48-2; D 1-
     49, 4/5/01, Kerry Voted Nay)
     Now, Kerry Promises Refundable Tax Credits to Small 
         Businesses for Health Coverage.
       Refundable tax credits for up to 50 percent of the cost of 
     coverage will be offered to small businesses and their 
     employees to make health care more affordable. (``John 
     Kerry's Plan To Make Health Care Affordable To Every 
     American,'' John Kerry For President Website, 
     www.johnkerry.com, Accessed 1/21/04)


                    Flip-Flopped On Health Coverage

     In 1994, Kerry Said Democrats Push Health Care Too Much.
       [Kerry] said Kennedy and Clinton's insistence on pushing 
     health care reform was a major cause of the Democratic 
     Party's problems at the polls. (Joe Battenfeld, ``Jenny Craig 
     Hit With Sex Harassment Complaint--By Men,'' Boston Herald, 
     11/30/94)
     But Now Kerry Calls Health Care His ``Passion.''
       Senator John Kerry says expanding coverage is ``my 
     passion.'' (Susan Page, ``Health Specifics Could Backfire On 
     Candidates,'' USA Today, 6/2/03)


                 Flip-Flops On Stock Options Expensing

     Kerry Used To Oppose Expensing Stock Options.
       Democratic Senator John F. Kerry was among those fighting 
     expensing of stock options. (Sue Kirchhoff, ``Senate Blocks 
     Options,'' The Boston Globe, 7/16/02)
     Kerry Said Expensing Options Would Not ``Benefit the 
         Investing Public.''
       Kerry: ``Mr. President, the Financial Accounting Standards 
     Board . . . has proposed a rule that will require companies 
     to amortize the value of stock options and deduct them off of 
     their earnings statements . . . I simply cannot see how the 
     FASB rule, as proposed, will benefit the investing public.'' 
     (Senator John Kerry, Congressional Record, 3/10/94, p. S2772)
     But Now Kerry Says he Supports Carrying of Stock Options as 
         Corporate Expense.
       On an issue related to corporate scandals, Kerry for the 
     first time endorsed the carrying of stock options as a 
     corporate expense. The use of stock options was abused by 
     some companies and contributed to overly optimistic balance 
     sheets. Kerry applauded steps by Microsoft Corp. to eliminate 
     stock options for employees and said all publicly traded 
     companies should be required to expense such options. (Dan 
     Balz, ``Kerry Raps Bush Policy On Postwar Iraq,'' The 
     Washington Post, 7/11/03)


                   Flip-Flopped On Medical Marijuana

     Kerry Said His ``Personal Disposition is Open to the Issue of 
         Medical Marijuana.''
       Aaron Houston of the Granite Staters for Medical Marijuana 
     said that just a month ago Mr. Kerry seemed to endorse 
     medical marijuana use, and when asked about the content of 
     his mysterious study, said, ``I am trying to find out. I 
     don't know.'' Mr. Kerry did say his ``personal disposition is 
     open to the issue of medical marijuana'' and that he'd stop 
     Drug Enforcement Administration raids on patients using the 
     stuff under California's medical marijuana law. (Jennifer 
     Harper, ``Inside Politics,'' The Washington Times, 8/8/03)
     But Now Kerry Says he Wants To Wait for Study Analyzing Issue 
         Before Making Final Decision.
       The Massachusetts Democrat said Wednesday he'd put off any 
     final decision on medical marijuana because there's ``a study 
     under way analyzing what the science is.'' (Jennifer Harper, 
     ``Inside Politics,'' The Washington Times, 8/8/03)


                          Flip-Flopped On PACs

     Kerry Used To Decry ``Special Interests And Their PAC 
         Money.''
       ``I'm frequently told by cynics in Washington that refusing 
     PAC money is naive,'' Kerry told his supporters in 1985. ``Do 
     you agree that it is `naive' to turn down special interests 
     and their PAC money?'' (Glen Johnson, ``In A Switch, Kerry Is 
     Launching A PAC,'' The Boston Globe, 12/15/01)
     But Now, Kerry Has Established His Own PAC.
       A week after repeating that he has refused to accept 
     donations from political action committees, Senator John F. 
     Kerry announced yesterday that he was forming a committee 
     that would accept PAC money for him to distribute to other 
     Democratic candidates. . . . Kerry's stance on soft money, 
     unregulated donations funneled through political parties, 
     puts him in the position of raising the type of money that 
     he, McCain, and others in the campaign-finance reform 
     movement are trying to eliminate. (Glen Johnson, ``In A 
     Switch, Kerry Is Launching A PAC,'' The Boston Globe, 12/15/
     01)


           Flip-Flopped On $10,000 Donation Limit To His PAC

     When Kerry Established His PAC in 2001, he Instituted a 
         $10,000 Limit on Donations.
       A week after repeating that he has refused to accept 
     donations from political action committees, Senator John F. 
     Kerry announced yesterday that he was forming a committee 
     that would accept PAC money for him to distribute to other 
     Democratic candidates . . . The statement also declared that 
     the new PAC would voluntarily limit donations of so-called 
     soft money to $10,000 per donor per year and disclose the 
     source and amount of all such donations. (Glen Johnson, ``In 
     A Switch, Kerry Is Launching A Pac,'' The Boston Globe, 12/
     15/01)
     One Year Later, Kerry Started Accepting Unlimited 
         Contributions.
       Senator John F. Kerry, who broke with personal precedent 
     last year when he established his first political action 
     committee, has changed his fund-raising guidelines again, 
     dropping a $10,000 limit on contributions from individuals, a 
     cap he had touted when establishing the PAC. The 
     Massachusetts Democrat said yesterday he decided to accept 
     unlimited contributions, which has already allowed him to 
     take in ``soft money'' donations as large as $25,000, because 
     of the unprecedented fund-raising demands confronting him as 
     a leader in the Senate Democratic caucus. (Glen Johnson, 
     ``Kerry Shifts Fund-Raising Credo For His Own PAC,'' The 
     Boston Globe, 10/4/02)


               Flip-Flopped On Ballistic Missile Defense

     Kerry Called for Cancellation of Missile Defense Systems in 
         1984 and has Voted Against Funding for Missile Defense at 
         Least 53 Times Between 1985 and 2000.
       (``John Kerry On The Defense Budget,'' Campaign Position 
     Paper, John Kerry For U.S. Senate, 1984; S. 1160, CQ Vote 
     #99: Rejected 21-78: R 2-50; D 19-28, 6/4/85, Kerry Voted 
     Yea; S. 1160, CQ Vote #100: Rejected 38-57: R 6-45; D 32-12, 
     6/4/85, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 1160, CQ Vote #101: Rejected 36-
     59: R 1-49; D 35-10, 6/4/85, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 1160, CQ 
     Vote #103: Rejected 33-62: R 28-22; D 5-40, 6/4/85, Kerry 
     Voted Nay; H.J. Res. 465, CQ Vote #365: Motion Agreed To 64-
     32: R 49-2; D 15-30, 12/10/85, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 4515, CQ 
     Vote #122: Ruled Non-Germane 45-47: R 7-42; D 38-5, 6/6/86, 
     Kerry Voted Yea; S. 2638, CQ Vote #176: Motion Agreed To 50-
     49: R 41-11; D 9-38, 8/5/86, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 2638, CQ 
     Vote #177: Rejected 49-50: R 10-42; D 39-8, 8/5/86, Kerry 
     Voted Yea; S. 1174, CQ Vote #248: Motion Agreed To 58-38: R 
     8-37; D 50-1, 9/17/87, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 1174, CQ Vote 
     #259: Motion Agreed To 51-50: R 37-9; D 13-41, With

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     Vice President Bush Casting An ``Yea'' Vote, 9/22/87, Kerry 
     Voted Nay; S. 2355, CQ Vote #124: Motion Agreed To 66-29: R 
     38-6; D 28-23, 5/11/88, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 2355, CQ Vote 
     #125: Motion Agreed To 50-46: R 38-7; D 12-39, 5/11/88, Kerry 
     Voted Nay; S. 2355, CQ Vote #126: Motion Rejected 47-50: R 
     38-6; D 9-44, 5/11/88, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 2355, CQ Vote 
     #128: Motion Rejected 48-50: R 6-39; D 42-11, 5/11/88, Kerry 
     Voted Yea; S. 2355, CQ Vote #136: Motion Agreed To 56-37: R 
     9-34; D 47-3, 5/13/88, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 2355, CQ Vote 
     #137: Motion Agreed To 51-43: R 38-5; D 13-38, 5/13/88, Kerry 
     Voted Nay; H.R. 4264, CQ Vote #251: Motion Rejected 35-58: R 
     35-9; D 0-49, 7/14/88, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 4781, CQ Vote 
     #296: Motion Agreed To 50-44: R 5-39; D 45-5, 8/5/88, 
     Kerry Voted Yea; S. 1352, CQ Vote #148: Motion Agreed To 
     50-47: R 37-6; D 13-41, 7/27/89, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 
     3072, CQ Vote #202: Rejected 34-66: R 27-18; D 7-48, 9/26/
     89, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 3072, CQ Vote #213: Adopted 53-
     47: R 39-6; D 14-41, 9/28/89, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 2884, CQ 
     Vote #223: Adopted 54-44: R 2-42; D 52-2, 8/4/90, Kerry 
     Voted Yea; S. 2884, CQ Vote #225: Motion Agreed To 56-41: 
     R 39-4; D 17-37, 8/4/90, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 2884, CQ Vote 
     #226: Motion Agreed To 54-43: R 37-6; D 17-37, 8/4/90, 
     Kerry Voted Nay; S. 3189, CQ Vote #273: Passed 79-16: R 
     37-5; D 42-11, 10/15/90, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 5803, CQ 
     Vote #319: Adopted 80-17: R 37-6; D 43-11, 10/26/90, Kerry 
     Voted Nay; H. R. 4739, CQ Vote #320: Adopted 80-17: R 37-
     6; D 43-11, 10/26/90, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 1507, CQ Vote 
     #168: Rejected 39-60: R 4-39; D 35-21, 7/31/91, Kerry 
     Voted Yea; S. 1507, CQ Vote #171: Motion Agreed To 60-38: 
     R 40-3; D 20-35, 8/l/91, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 1507, CQ Vote 
     #172: Motion Agreed To 64-34: R 39-4; D 25-30, 8/1/91, 
     Kerry Voted Nay; S. 1507, CQ Vote #173: Rejected 46-52: R 
     5-38; D 41-14, 8/1/91, Kerry Voted Yea; H. R. 2521, CQ 
     Vote #207: Motion Agreed To 50-49: R 38-5; D 12-44, 9/25/
     91, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 2403, CQ Vote #85: Adopted 61-38: 
     R 7-36; D 54-2, 5/6/92, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 4990, CQ 
     Vote #108: Adopted 90-9: R 34-9; D 56-0, 5/21/92, Kerry 
     Voted Yea; S. 3114, CQ Vote #182: Motion Rejected 43-49: R 
     34-5; D 9-44, 8/7/92, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 3114, CQ Vote 
     #214: Rejected 48-50: R 5-38; D 43-12, 9/17/92, Kerry 
     Voted Yea; S. 3114, CQ Vote #215: Adopted 52-46: R 39-4; D 
     13-42, 9/17/92, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 5504, CQ Vote #228: 
     Adopted 89-4: R 36-4; D 53-0, 9/22/92, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 
     1298, CQ Vote #251: Adopted 50-48: R 6-36; D 44-12, 9/9/
     93, Kerry Voted Yea; S. Con. Res. 63, CQ Vote #64: 
     Rejected 40-59: R 2-42; D 38-17, 3/22/94, Kerry Voted Yea; 
     S. 1026, CQ Vote #354: Motion Agreed To 51-48: R 47-6; D 
     4-42, 8/3/95, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 1087, CQ Vote #384: 
     Rejected 45-54: R 5-49; D 40-5, 8/10/95, Kerry Voted Yea; 
     S. 1087, CQ Vote #397: Passed 62-35: R 48-4; D 14-31, 9/5/
     95, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 1530, CQ Vote #399: Passed 64-
     34: R 50-3; D 14-31, 9/6/95, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 2126, 
     CQ Vote #579: Adopted 59-39: R 48-5; D 11-34, 11/16/95, 
     Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 1530, CQ Vote #608: Adopted 51-43: R 
     47-2; D 4-41, 12/19/95, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 1635, CQ Vote 
     #157: Rejected 53-46: R 52-0; D 1-46, 6/4/96, Kerry Voted 
     Nay; S. 1745, CQ Vote #160: Rejected 44-53: R 4-49; D 40-
     4, 6/19/96, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 1745, CQ Vote #187: Passed 
     68-31: R 50-2; D 18-29, 7/10/96, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 936, 
     CQ Vote #171: Rejected 43-56: R 2-53; D 41-3, 7/11/97, 
     Kerry Voted Yea; S. 1873, CQ Vote #131: Motion Rejected 
     59-41: R 55-0; D 4-41, 5/13/98, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 1873, 
     CQ Vote #262: Motion Rejected 59-41: R 55-0; D 4-41, 9/9/
     98, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 2549, CQ Vote #178: Motion Agreed 
     To 52-48: R 52-3; D 0-45, 7/13/00, Kerry Voted Nay)
     Kerry Then Claimed To Support Missile Defense.
       I support the development of an effective defense against 
     ballistic missiles that is deployed with maximum transparency 
     and consultation with U.S. allies and other major powers. If 
     there is a real potential of a rogue nation firing missiles 
     at any city in the United States, responsible leadership 
     requires that we make our best, most thoughtful efforts to 
     defend against that threat. The same is true of accidental 
     launch. If it were to happen, no leader could ever explain 
     not having chosen to defend against the disaster when doing 
     so made sense. (Peace Action Website, ``Where Do The 
     Candidates Stand On Foreign Policy?'' http://www.peace-
     action.org/2004/Kerry.html, Accessed 3/10/04)
     Now Kerry Campaign Says He Will Defund Missile Defense.
       Fox News' Major Garrett: ``Kerry would not say how much all 
     of this would cost. A top military adviser said the 
     Massachusetts Senator would pay for some of it by stopping 
     all funds to deploy a national ballistic missile defense 
     system, one that Kerry doesn't believe will work.
       Kerry Advisor Rand Beers: He would not go forward at this 
     time because there is not a proof of concept. (Fox News' 
     ``Special Report,'' 3/17/03)


                flip-flopped on 1991 iraq war coalition

     At The Time, Kerry Questioned Strength of 1991 Coalition.
       I keep hearing from people, ``Well, the coalition is 
     fragile, it won't stay together,'' and my response to that 
     is, if the coalition is so fragile, then what are the vital 
     interests and what is it that compels us to risk our young 
     American's lives if the others aren't willing to stay the . . 
     . course of peace? . . . I voted against the president, I'm 
     convinced we're doing this the wrong way . . . `` (CBS' 
     ``This Morning,'' 1/16/91)
     Now Kerry has Nothing but Praise for 1991 Coalition.
       Sen. John Kerry: ``In my speech on the floor of the Senate 
     I made it clear, you are strongest when you act with other 
     nations. All presidents, historically, his father, George 
     Herbert Walker Bush, did a brilliant job of building a 
     legitimate coalition and even got other people to help pay 
     for the war.'' (NBC's ``Meet The Press,'' 1/11/04)


                 flip-flopped On View Of War On Terror

     Kerry Said War on Terror is ``Basically a Manhunt.''
       Kerry was asked about Bush's weekend appearance on ``Meet 
     the Press'' when he called himself a ``war president.'' The 
     senator, who watched the session, remarked: ``The war on 
     terrorism is a very different war from the way the president 
     is trying to sell it to us. It's a serious challenge, and it 
     is a war of sorts, but it is not the kind of war they're 
     trying to market to America.'' Kerry characterized the war on 
     terror as predominantly an intelligence gathering and law 
     enforcement operation. ``It's basically a manhunt,'' he said. 
     ``You gotta know who they are, where they are, what they're 
     planning, and you gotta be able to go get `em before they get 
     us.'' (Katherine M. Skiba, ``Bush, Kerry Turn Focus To Each 
     Other,'' Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2/13/04)
     Two Weeks Later, Kerry Flip-Flopped, Saying War on Terror is 
         More Than ``A Manhunt''.
       This war isn't just a manhunt--a checklist of names from a 
     deck of cards. In it, we do not face just one man or one 
     terrorist group. We face a global jihadist movement of many 
     groups, from different sources, with separate agendas, but 
     all committed to assaulting the United States and free and 
     open societies around the globe.'' (Senator John Kerry, 
     Remarks At University Of California At Los Angeles, Los 
     Angeles, CA, 2/27/04)


                   Flip Flopped On Internet Taxation

     In 1998, Kerry Voted To Allow States To Continue Taxing 
         Internet Access After Moratorium Took Effect.
       Kerry voted against tabling an amendment that would extend 
     the moratorium from two years to three years and allow states 
     that currently impose taxes on Internet access to continue 
     doing so after the moratorium takes effect. (S. 442, CQ Vote 
     #306: Motion Rejected 28-69: R 27-27; D 1-42, 10/7/98, Kerry 
     Voted Nay)
     In 2001, Kerry Voted To Extend Internet Tax Moratorium Until 
         2005 and Allow States To Form Uniform Internet Tax System 
         With Approval of Congress.
       (H.R. 1552, CQ Vote #341: Motion Agreed To 57-43: R 35-14; 
     D 22-28; I 10-1, 11/15/01, Kerry Voted Nay)
     Kerry Said ``We Do Not Support Any Tax on the Internet 
         Itself.''
       ``We do not support any tax on the Internet itself. We 
     don't support access taxes. We don't support content taxes. 
     We don't support discriminatory taxes. Many of us would like 
     to see a permanent moratorium on all of those kinds of taxes. 
     At the same time, a lot of us were caught in a place where we 
     thought it important to send the message that we have to get 
     back to the table in order to come to a consensus as to how 
     we equalize the economic playing field in the United States 
     in a way that is fair.'' (Senator John Kerry, Congressional 
     Record, 11/15/01, p. S11902)

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Massachusetts.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, do I have 20 minutes?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.
  Mr. KENNEDY. I ask the Chair to remind me when I have 4 minutes left.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator will be notified.

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