2006 Minnesota Senate Debate: on Principles & Values

Mark Kennedy: Votes for what’s best for MN, but with Bush 92% of the time

KENNEDY: I believe history is going to make that decision. This is a guy who’s human, like all of us. Has made mistakes, we’ve all made mistakes.

Q: And yet you supported the president 92% of the time [with your votes], according to Congressional Quarterly. Are you running as a George Bush Republican?

KENNEDY: I’m running as Mark Kennedy. My votes are based on what’s best for Minnesota families.

Q: But 92% of the time, you voted for President Bush.

KENNEDY: I don’t where they get those statistics, but they only take one out of 10 votes. But I can tell you there are things I disagree with the president on, whether it be No Child Left Behind that I voted against my first year in Congress, or ANWR. There are things that I agree with him on, that you get prosperity for our kids not by raising taxes but by keeping it low, and that we keep our families safe by being on the offense in the war on terror.