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 (Massachusetts) from 1976 to 1981 and as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1982 to 1984. He chairs the Foreign Relations Committee and sits on the following committees: Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Finance; and Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The following is from the June 26, 2007, debate on H.R. 800, the Employee Free Choice Act. Today, it is simply too difficult for workers to claim their legal right to join a union and too easy for employers to prevent them from…