Honorable Edward M. Kennedy
United States Senator, Massachusetts, Democrat
Senator Kennedy was first elected to the U.S. Senate in1962. He was the Western States Coordinator for the John F. Kennedypresidential campaign in 1960, and served as Assistant DistrictAttorney for Suffolk County (Massachusetts) from 1961 to 1962.He is the Ranking Minority Member on the Labor and Human ResourcesCommittee and also serves on the Armed Services Committee, JudiciaryCommittee, and Joint Economic Committee. The following statementis from the Senate floor debate of July 15, 1999, on S. 1344,the Patients’ Bill of Rights Act. The Republicans are saying to every State in this country:No, you cannot provide the remedies you would like for…
