Ted Kennedy

February 28, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC—Senator Edward M. Kennedy released the following statement in response to President Bush’s remarks on FISA this morning.

“At a time when Congress is willing to extend the Protect America Act, the President continues to use the specter of terrorism to push an agenda that has nothing to do with making America safer. If the telecommunications companies didn’t break the law, they do not need immunity. If they broke the law, the American people deserve to know the size and scope of their lawbreaking.    » read more »

February 27, 2008 -- Washington, DC – United States Senators Joe Biden (D-DE), Kit Bond (R-MO), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Ted Kennedy (D-MA) sent a letter today to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, calling for the Department of Defense to investigate repeated delays in getting wartime equipment to our troops on the frontlines.    » read more »

Bill would expand Massachusetts Fishing Partnership Health Plan

02/13/2008 -- Washington, D.C.---Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry and Representatives Barney Frank, John Tierney, and William Delahunt today introduced bipartisan legislation to provide low-cost health coverage to fishermen and their families in Massachusetts and other coastal states. For Massachusetts, where the Fishing Partnership Plan currently provides health care to many fishing families, the bill would offer a valuable infusion of additional funds to keep the program on a firm financial footing.    » read more »

(As Prepared for Delivery)

February 13, 2008 -- In these hard economic times, Americans are anxious about the future. Balancing the demands of work and family is getting more and more difficult every day.

Times are especially hard for families facing a health care crisis. It’s difficult enough to deal with a serious illness in your family without the added worry that taking time off from work puts your job at risk.    » read more »

February 13, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy released the following statement on the passage by the United States Senate of the Intelligence Authorization Bill, which includes provision that will require all U.S. Government interrogators to comply with the Army Field Manual’s standards on interrogation.    » read more »

(As Prepared for Delivery)

February 13, 2008 -- The Senate will soon vote on the Intelligence Authorization Bill, which contains a provision requiring all U.S. government agencies, including the CIA, to comply with the Army Field Manual’s prohibition on torture. This reform is urgently needed, and I commend the Intelligence Conferees for adopting this provision. Its enactment will ensure that the government uses only interrogation techniques that are lawful.    » read more »

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February 12, 2008 -- The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is one of our landmark statutes. For three decades, it has carefully regulated government surveillance in a way that protects both our national security and our civil liberties and prevents the government from abusing its powers. It is because FISA enhances both security and liberty that it has won broad support over the years from presidents, Congress, and the public alike.    » read more »

United States Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing

February 12, 2008 -- (As Entered into the Record)    » read more »

February 11, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC — Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today released the following statement in response to the publication of the President’s annual Economic Report.    » read more »

February 8, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement in response to Department of Labor’s new regulations on the Family and Medical Leave Act.    » read more »

February 7, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement on the passage of the Senate economic stimulus package.

“Today’s vote is a victory for working families, and a vital first step to get our economy back on track.    » read more »

February 7, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Congressman Xavier Becerra introduced the National Crime Gun Identification Act of 2007. The measure is co-sponsored in the Senate by Senators Feinstein, Menendez, Lautenberg, Durbin, Schumer and Reed.    » read more »

February 7, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC— Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, released the following statement applauding the passage by the United States House of Representatives of a higher education reauthorization bill.    » read more »

(As Entered into the Record)

February 6, 2008 -- Mr. President, the amendment that I’ve offered with Senators Kerry and Menendez addresses a serious problem with the FISA bill that we are now considering, and I am very pleased that it has been incorporated into the bill by unanimous consent.    » read more »

United States Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing

February 6, 2008 -- (As Prepared for Delivery)

I join in welcoming Secretary Gates and Admiral Mullen to our Committee today.

The Administration is rapidly moving forward on negotiations to sign a permanent, long-term agreement with the Iraqis on the role of the U.S. military in future operations in Iraq. An agreement is expected to be concluded by mid-July.    » read more »