Bullypulpit
Senior Member
Originally posted by jimnyc
Running For Congress In 1972, Kerry Promised To Cut Defense Spending. On what hell do if hes elected to Congress, Kerry said he would bring a different kind of message to the president. He said he would vote against military appropriations.
Running For Senate In 1984, Kerry promised massive defense cuts. Kerry in 1984 said he would have voted to cancel the B-1 bomber, B-2 stealth bomber, AH-64 Apache helicopter, Patriot missile, the F-15, F-14A and F-14D jets, the AV-8B Harrier jet, the Aegis air-defense cruiser, and the Trident missile system. He also advocated reductions in many other systems, such as the M1 Abrams tank, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the Tomahawk cruise missile, and the F-16 jet.
In 1991, Voted To Cut Defense Spending By 2%. Only 21 other Senators voted with Kerry, and the defense cut was defeated. (S. Con. Res. 29, CQ Vote #49: Motion Rejected 22-73: R 1-39; D 21-34, 4/25/91, Kerry Voted Yea)
In 1991, Voted To Slash Over $3 Billion From Defense, Shift Money To Social Programs. Only 27 Senators joined Kerry in voting for the defense cut. (H.R. 2707, CQ Vote #182: Motion Rejected 28-69: R 3-39; D 25-30, 9/10/91, Kerry Voted Yea)
In 1992, Voted To Cut $6 Billion From Defense. Republicans and Democrats successfully blocked the attempt to cut defense spending. (S. Con. Res. 106, CQ Vote #73: Motion Agreed To 53-40: R 38-1; D 15-39, 4/9/92, Kerry Voted Nay)
In 1993, Voted Against Increased Defense Spending For Military Pay Raise. Kerry voted to kill an increase in military pay over five years. (S. Con. Res. 18, CQ Vote #73: Motion Agreed To 55-42: R 2-39; D 53-3, 3/24/93, Kerry Voted Yea)
In fact, in 1993 he actually introduced a plan to cut numerous defense programs, including:
-- Cut the number of Navy submarines and their crews;
--Reduce the number of Light Infantry units in the Army down to one;
--Reduce Tactical Fighter Wings in the Air Force;
--Terminate the Navys coastal mine-hunting ship program;
--Force the retirement of no less than 60,000 members of the Armed Forces in one year. (S.1163, Introduced 6/24/93)
In 1995, Kerry voted to freeze defense spending for 7 years, slashing over $34 billion from defense. Only 27 other Senators voted with Kerry.
In 1996, Kerry introduced a bill to slash defense department funding by $6.5 billion. Kerrys bill had no co-sponsors and never came to a floor vote. (S. 1580, Introduced 2/29/96)
Also found in 1996 is Kerrys vote on the Harkins amendment to the Fiscal 1996 Budget Resolution Defense Freeze. Harkin, D-Iowa, amendment to freeze defense spending for the next seven years and transfer the $34.8 billion in savings to education and job training. (S. Con. Res. 13, CQ Vote #181: Rejected 28-71: R 2-51; D 26-20, 5/24/95, Kerry Voted Yea)
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