Ted Kennedy in CNN political race coverage


On Education: Steadfast opponent of vouchers

Most Democrats and a handful of moderate Republicans oppose federally funded vouchers. Sen. Kennedy has been a steadfast opponent. "I don't think we ought to abandon schools by taking money away from public schools in order to save them. And that's been my position for some period of time," Kennedy said. "[Bush opposes that] position. But I can't emphasize enough the other areas where the president was reaching out, in education and policy, and where there is very broad agreement."
Source: CNN.com coverage Jan 23, 2001

On War & Peace: Fraudulent threat from Iraq was made up in Texas

Kennedy questioned how much of a threat Saddam Hussein had posed in the US fight against terrorism. "There was no imminent threat. This was made up in Texas, announced in January to the Republican leadership that war was going to take place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud," Kennedy said. He added that Bush officials employed "distortion, misrepresentation, a selection of intelligence" to justify the war. As for the administration's current policy in Iraq, Kennedy called it "adrift." He said Bush officials had failed to account for $1.5 billion of the $4 billion the war costs each month, citing a recent report by the Congressional Budget Office. "My belief is this money is being shuffled all around to these political leaders in all parts of the world, bribing them to send in troops." Kennedy was one of 23 senators who opposed the resolution last year authorizing Bush to go to war in Iraq.
Source: CNN.com coverage Sep 18, 2003

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