Honorable John Kerry
United States Senator, Massachusetts, Democrat
Senator Kerry was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984. He served as Assistant District Attorney for Middlesex County (MA) from 1976 to 1981 and as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1982 to 1984. He is the Ranking Minority Member of the Small Business Committee and also sits on the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, the Finance Committee, and the Foreign Relations Committee. The following is from the March 29, 2006, Senate floor debate on S. 2349, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act.Today the Senate failed to live up to its responsibility to keep faith with the American people…
