Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

Terrorism is a psychological warfare. Terrorists try to manipulate us and change our behavior by creating fear, uncertainty, and division in society.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

No one is immune from addiction; it afflicts people of all ages, races, classes, and professions.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

Franklin Roosevelt said the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance to those who have much; it is whether we provide enough to those who have too little. This reconciliation package fails that test as well.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

And how the government communicates about homeland security is central to how the public responds.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

If we do not provide education for every single American, we are consigning those without an education to second-class status.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

We could have a budget that brings Americans together.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

My mother is still battling alcoholism.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

Today, our economy is about an economy of ideas.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

In the 5 years, well over 60,000 American families have been broken apart by the absence of insurance because the only way for parents to get treatment for their children is to turn the custody of those children over to the State.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

On the other hand, the American public possesses a great resilience and strength, and good risk communication strategies can tap into and even amplify those assets.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

My state has the highest child poverty rate in all of New England, above the national average.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

The key battleground in the war on terrorism, therefore, is in the minds of the American public.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

I see the policy of opposing same-sex marriages or unions, whatever you call it, as bigotry or discrimination.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

Americans have been given goals to achieve in Iraq, but not the standards by which to measure progress. And the only assurance Americans have been given that we can reach those goals is to trust the President and his Administration at their word.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

As the bill requires, any terror alert system must give people and organizations some indication about what steps they must take to improve their own security and assist in the Nation's security.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

Democrats believe that government should reflect the sense of community that Americans demonstrated after Katrina - the sense of community that has defined and united America throughout its history.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

Facts are, insurance ratings are really dependent on the notion that some people are higher risk than others.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

For students today, only 10 percent of children from working-class families graduate from college by the age of 24 as compared to 58 percent of upper-middle-class and wealthy families.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

I am a recovering alcoholic.

Patrick J. Kennedy
Patrick J. Kennedy

I believe that successfully addressing our national security needs while protecting our basic freedoms and civil liberties requires continual Congressional oversight, and I will continue to work to assert the role of this body in carrying out this grave responsibility.