Kerry, Edwards Fail to Vote for Workers

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With millions of unemployed Americans
looking for work, Rep. Dennis Kucinich,
co-sponsored a bill to extend unemployment benefits.
After the bill was deadlocked by
Republicans in committee,
Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-WA,
attempted on Thursday 26 February
to amend the bill before the Senate to
approve an extension of benefits.

The vote required a three-fifths majority to carry.
Even though 11 Republicans joined Democrats
in voting of the amendment,
it failed by two votes:
Sens. John Kerry and John Edwards were ABSENT.

Millions of unemployed Americans lost a
chance for hope Thursday, as
Sens. John Kerry and John Edwards
missed a key vote that could have
extended benefits through June 30.
The votes of Kerry and Edwards would have
tipped the scale in favor of American workers.

Now, millions of unemployed Americans
will have to wonder how their
elected leaders having failed them again -
And the reason---
two Democrats missing in action.

A study of 119 key Senate votes in 2003,
done by Congressional Quarterly,
found Kerry missed 72 percent of the votes,
while Edwards was absent 47
percent of the time.

By contrast, on Nov. 19, 2003, CNN reported,
"Kucinich has tried not to
neglect his congressional duties while
campaigning for president.
He has the best attendance record for roll call votes
of the five Democratic candidates
from Congress. He visits the district
two to three times a month, although
that's down from his pre-presidential campaign
custom of every weekend."

Congressman Dennis Kucinich challenged
Senators John Edwards and John Kerry
to save American jobs by joining him in
his pledge to cancel the North
American Free Trade Agreement. Both refused.

In a national debate on CNN, on Feb 26,
Kucinich renewed his pledge to
cancel NAFTA and the WTO by executive order
as his first act in office.
Neither Kerry nor Edwards would commit
to canceling NAFTA. Kerry voted for
NAFTA and has consistently voted for other
comparable trade agreements.
Kerry and Edwards both voted for the
China trade agreement.

VOTE FOR DENNIS KUCINICH: He is voting for US!
IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO INFLUENCE THE PLATFORM!