nope..I posted it just as the record shows.
KERRY WOULD RAISE TAXES AT LEAST $900 BILLION
Kerry Promises To Raise Taxes. “[W]e have to roll back George Bush’s irresponsible tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and invest in education and health care to do it.” (CNN’s “Paula Zahn Now,” 2/2/04)
$900 Billion, And That’s Just For Starters. Emory University Professor and former Clinton Administration official Kenneth E. Thorpe calculates Kerry’s health care plan will cost $895 billion. (Ronald Brownstein, “Costly Plans Could Cost Democrats,” Los Angeles Times, 5/25/03; “National Health Care Analyst Kenneth Thorpe Joins Emory University Faculty,” Emory Health Science Press Release, 10/4/99)
DID KERRY EXPLAIN HIS OVER $7.5 BILLION
IN PROPOSED INTEL CUTS?
In 1995, Kerry Proposed Bill Gutting $1.5 Billion From Intelligence Budget. The bill “[r]educe[d] the Intelligence budget by $300 million in each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.” S. 1290 had no cosponsors and never made it to the floor for a vote. (S. 1290, Introduced 9/29/95)
In 1994, Kerry Proposed Amendment To Gut Intelligence Budget By $6 Billion Across The Board. The amendment cut $1 billion from FY 1994 and $5 billion for FY 1995 through 1998. 75 Senators, including Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) voted against Kerry’s amendment. (Amdt. To H.R. 3759, CQ Vote #39: Rejected 20-75: R 3-37; D 17-38, 2/10/94, Kerry Voted Yea; Kennedy Voted Nay)
AT THE TIME, SOME OF HIS DEMOCRAT COLLEAGUES DID …
Then-Senate Intel Chair Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ) Said Previous Cuts Were “As Deep As The Intelligence Community Can Withstand,” And Kerry’s 1994 Proposal Ignored Terrorism, Imperiled National Security. “[L]ast year’s intelligence cut was as deep as the intelligence community can withstand during its post-cold-war transition. … We no longer seem immune from acts of terrorism in the United States and the scourge of narcotics has hardly abated. … It makes no sense for us to close our eyes and ears to developments around the world …” (Sen. Dennis DeConcini, Congressional Record, 2/10/94, p. S1360)
Sen. Daniel Inouye Warned Kerry’s Proposed 1994 Cut “Would Severely Hamper” Intel Efforts And Ignored Threats Of North Korean Nukes And Terrorism. “[T]he intelligence budget has already been cut by almost 18 percent over the past 2 years. An additional reduction of $1 billion would severely hamper the intelligence community’s ability to provide decision makers and policymakers with information on matters of vital concern to this country. … These issues include nuclear proliferation by North Korea … as well as terrorist threats against American citizens and property.” (Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI], Congressional Record, 2/10/94, pp. S1330-S1332) |
