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Vote: | Across the country military families are facing dire financial circumstances due to longer than expected tours of duties. They are being penalized for their patriotism - no one should have to choose between doing right by their country and doing right by their families. |
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Vote: | America is stronger than ever. We will forever remember those we lost on September 11, 2001. In honoring their memory, we will remain true to our commitment to freedom and democracy. |
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Vote: | In recent years, we have seen technology advance at lightning speed, allowing us to accomplish lifesaving feats never imagined before. It is our responsibility to ensure that these advances are used for positive medical breakthroughs, and not allowed to restrict rights or limit access to health insurance or job opportunities. |
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Vote: | Mothers - especially single mothers - are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation's children, but men must also take responsibility for their children and recognize the impact they have on their families' well-being. |
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Vote: | Our objective is not to oppose the president; it's to do what's right for America. |
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Vote: | To win the war on terror, we must know who our friends are and where our enemies are hiding," Senator Bayh said. "We can't continue fighting terrorism using the same foreign policy blueprints that were in place before September 11th." |
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Vote: | We must continue working to make flu education a priority along with vaccine production to effectively prepare ourselves against another epidemic. |
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Vote: | We must do all we can to help improve the deplorable human rights situation of the North Korean people. |
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Vote: | We should be proud of liberating the 26 million people in Iraq and should remember that this is why it is important to stick it out to it's successful conclusion. |
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Vote: | We will need to stay the course, and not just remove the yoke of Saddam Hussein, but ensure that that yoke is not replaced by another. |
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Birch Evans "Evan" Bayh III (born December 26, 1955) is an American politician who has served as a U.S. Senator from Indiana since 1999 and is a member of the Democratic Party.
Bayh was born in Shirkieville, Indiana. His father, Birch E. Bayh II, was a U.S. Senator from 1963 to 1981 and ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 1976, but lost it to Jimmy Carter. The younger Bayh graduated with honors in business economics and public policy from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business in 1978, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, and received his law degree from the University of Virginia in 1981. After clerking for a federal court judge and entering private law practice in Indianapolis, he was elected Indiana's Secretary of State in 1986. He served two terms as the governor of Indiana, from 1989 to 1997. His administration was considered cautious but successful (even by Republicans in the state), creating a large state surplus and permitting him to cut taxes.
Bayh was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1998. He easily won reelection in 2004. He serves on six Senate committees: Banking Housing and Urban Affairs, on which he is the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance; Armed Services; the Select Committee on Intelligence; Energy and Natural Resources; the Special Committee on Aging; and the Small Business Committee.
He was considered a possible running mate for Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election and was selected by Bill Clinton to give the keynote address at the 1996 Democratic National Convention to reinforce his efforts to cast himself and the Democratic Party with a new moderate image. Some experts and pundits initially considered Bayh to be a possible running mate for presidential candidate John Kerry in the 2004 election due to his native Indiana being a key state in the important Midwest (although not a swing state unless Bayh were nominated).
Bayh is also considered to be a possible 2008 Presidential nominee due to his appeal to "red state" voters and his perceived electability. In the 2004 election he received more votes in Indiana than President Bush, a feat unheard of by a Democrat in a state as conservative as Indiana. Bayh's moderate appeal will be a driving force in his electability with many critics already claiming Hillary Clinton as too liberal and polarizing, a sure defeat for the 2008 general election. Many pundits and politcos see a very electable team in Evan Bayh and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. A Bayh-Richardson ticket would capitalize on the Midwest and Southwest, both essential for Democratic victory. Furthermore Richardson, a Hispanic, would help bring back the very strong Democratic support of the Latino population.
Bayh released a biography in 2003 entitled From Father to Son: A Private Life in the Public Eye. He describes growing up as the son of Senator Birch Bayh and emphasizes the importance of active, responsible fatherhood.
He serves as Chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) and is a member of the Senate Centrist Coalition. He helped establish the New Democrat Coalition. Bayh also serves on the Board of Directors of the National Endowment for Democracy.
He and his wife Susan have twin sons, born in 1995. She is a law professor and serves on several corporate boards.
External links *Bayh's Senate homepage
*All America PAC - Bayh's Exploratory Committee
*http://www.evanbayh.com/
*http://www.bayh4pres.blogspot.com/
*http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=CNIP9107
*http://www.issues2002.org/Senate/Evan_Bayh.htm
*http://www.opensecrets.org/1998os/detail/N00003762.htm
*http://www.indianapoliswoman.com/myhtml/covergallery/1998/dec.html
*Draft Bayh homepage
*Draft Bayh blog
*Bayh's profile on Flickr
...(more on Wikipedia)
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