With all the excitement over Obama's visit to Europe and the Middle East and McCain's trip to the grocery store, you may have missed the Senate Finance Committee hearing on The Cayman Islands and Offshore Tax Issues. If you did, you can still catch video at the committee website. Offshore tax havens are an huge issue, costing taxpayers $100 billion annually. But it's not just the tax revenue. As Sen. Kerry reminds us, it's a national security issue as well.
The Senator released a statement on the proposed power sharing agreement in Zimbabwe, spoke with Imus on a broad range of topics including McCain's confusion, proposed legislation for heating assistance (which the Roadblock Republicans filibustered), and stopped in Framingham to discuss alternative energy, Iraq and Barack Obama, and fist bump with local shopkeepers.
That's a pretty cool photo.
He called for a diplomatic presence in Iran, announced $26.7 million in grants for housing rehabilitation, introduced legislation to help with at home care for the elderly and disabled, and was endorsed by NARAL.
On Friday, Senator Kerry attended a wake for Sgt. Alex Jimenez.
Senator Kerry is scheduled to speak on Thursday at the Center for American Progress on "A New Approach to Fighting Terrorism", and will be riding in the Pan-Mass on Saturday.
He's riding for Teddy, so don't forget to dig deep for two great Senators and the fight against cancer.
