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| Current Occupation: U.S. Senator (Massachusetts) since 1984 |
| Past Experience: |
Candidate for Al Gore's VP Spot in 2000
Lt. Governor (Mass.) under Michael Dukakis
Organizer of Vietnam Veterans Against the War
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| Platforms: |
| Foreign Policy |
· Supports War on Terror
· Wants tighter airport security
· Helped make money laundering more difficult for criminals/terrorists
· Wants to prohibit U.S. from transferring arms to nations that
ignore the rights of their citizens
· Promotes American involvement in East Asia
· Chair of Center for Strategic and International Studies Task Force on Strengthening
U.S. Leadership on HIV/AIDS
· Supports Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
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| Civil Rights |
· Cosponsor of Hate Crimes Prevention Bill
· Proposed that Election Day be a federal holiday, making it easier for Americans
to vote
· Supports equal pay for equal work
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Environment &
Energy |
· Advocate for Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act,
Superfund, Endangered Species Act, and other similar statutes
· Voted for National Energy Security Act of 1992, which reduces American dependence
on foreign oil
· Supports amendment to promote the use of solar and renewable energy
· Opposes drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; he and Sen. John McCain
countered the bill with a proposal to increase fuel efficiency standards
· Supported by the Sierra Club and the League of Conservation Voters
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