Honorable Edward M. Kennedy
United States Senator, Massachusetts, Democrat
Senator Kennedy was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962. He was the Western States Coordinator for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign in 1960, and served as Assistant District Attorney for Suffolk County, Massachusetts, from 1960 to 1961. He chairs the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and sits on the Armed Services Committee and the Joint Economic Committee. The following is from the June 26, 2007, debate on H.R. 800, the Employee Free Choice Act. Over the past several days I have addressed the Senate several times about the dramatic changes in our economy, and the overwhelming…
