Honorable Edward M. Kennedy
United States Senator, Massachusetts, Democrat
Senator Kennedy was first elected to the U.S. Senate in1962. He was Western States Coordinator for John F. Kennedy’spresidential campaign in 1960, and served as Assistant DistrictAttorney for Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He serves on the followingcommittees: Armed Services; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions,where he is Ranking Minority Member; Judiciary; and the JointEconomic Committee. The following statement is from an April 26,2000, hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education,Labor, and Pensions on Medical Records Privacy and the ProposedFederal Regulations.This issue is critically important to every American who seeksmedical care. Every patient — particularly in this electronicage — must be able…
