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To: combjelly who wrote (200456)	9/6/2004 4:40:25 PM
From: hmaly	of 1574573

Combjelly Re...Then why didn't the Republicans vote for the first version of the bill, which, other than the taxes was identical? According to this account, Kerry's claim that he voted for the 87 billion is wrong. Kerry did vote for an amendment which would have stipulated that part of the tax refund given to the upper income tax payer be rescinded to pay for the 87 billion. Kerry did not vote for an identical bill, but one with a provision the rich pay the 87 billion msnbc.msn.com Opposing Iraq funding Then in 2003 he voted against the $87 billion Bush requested for continued funding of the Iraq operation, one of only 12 senators to vote “no.” “I cannot vote for the president's $87 billion request because his is not the most effective way to protect American soldiers and to advance our interests,” Kerry told the Senate. “We need more countries sharing the burden and more troops on the ground providing security. We need a fairer way to pay the bill.” He also called the supplemental spending bill “padded with requests that go far beyond Iraq's emergency needs.” Kerry supported an amendment to the $87 billion request that would have rescinded some tax cuts for those making over $300,000 a year in order to help pay for Iraq operations. Kerry also voted to support U.S. military operations launched during the Clinton administration in Haiti in 1994, Bosnia in 1995, and Kosovo in 1999. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You will also note that Kerry's own comments contradict your explanations. Kerry himself said. I cannot vote for the president's $87 billion request because his is not the most effective way to protect American soldiers and to advance our interests,” Kerry told the Senate. “We need more countries sharing the burden and more troops on the ground providing security. We need a fairer way to pay the bill. Nowhere in there does he say he voted against the bill, because he wanted to rescind tax breaks on the rich.

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