Senate Passes Two John Kerry Amendments for Troops!!!!

[kerrygoddess]

THIS NEEDS LOVE -

Senate Passes Two John Kerry Amendments for Troops
13 April 2005

Make no doubt about it, the Shadow President is hard at work in Washington. Today the Senate passed two amendments from Kerry’s “Military Family Bill of Rights.”

“Thanks to you, today we proved that when we work together and hold leaders accountable, we can make Washington work for the military families who sacrifice for our freedom. I'm proud to tell you that this afternoon the Senate passed two amendments from my Military Family Bill of Rights to help the families of America ’s troops.”

Washington, D.C. -- The Senate today passed two amendments authored by John Kerry from his Military Family Bill of Rights to help the families of America’s troops. One amendment will allow families to stay in military housing for a full year after the death of a spouse. The other will enable all military families to receive $500,000 in total death benefits when a loved one dies in service to America.

After introducing his amendments yesterday and emailing military families across the country, John Kerry's office was flooded with more than 2,200 e-mails from troops and their families with their personal stories about the need for these common-sense changes. To make the case for his Military Family Bill of Rights amendments and push the Senate to act, John Kerry read some of their personal stories on the Senate floor.

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[ginnyinWI]

1. done n/t

[TayTay]

2. Done!

And my little heart is swelling with pride. Those stories he told on the floor today were awful and heartbreaking. I can't believe that this country would treat veterans and widows/children as shabbily as described in those letters. My Lord.

Thanks Senator! I appreciate it. :hug:

[LittleClarkie]

3. Damn, I'm sorry I missed that.

What time did he speak?

[kerrygoddess]

4. Here's a PDF link to JK's Floor Statement today

Here's a PDF link to JK's Floor Statement today, including some of the over 2200 emails he received from troops and their families -

http://kerry.senate.gov/v3/headlines/4-13-05.pdf

I'm just reading it now and having a tough time getting through it. How he could read these on the floor and have a dry eye in the house is beyond me.