JOHN KERRY TAKES ANTI-BANKRUPTCY REFORM STANCE IN INTERVIEW
March 2, 2004
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On Feb. 24, en route by plane to Ohio’s battered Rust Belt, Kerry sat down with BusinessWeek Washington Bureau Chief Lee Walczak to discuss his economic philosophy.
Among other topics, the subject of special-interests came up.
Q: Where did all this anti-special-interest rhetoric in your stump speech come from? In 30 years in the Senate, you didn’t strike many folks as a populist?
A: I have fought against the oil companies over drilling in ANWR (Alaska National Wildlife Refuge). I have fought developers and other who tried to change the Clean Air and Clean Water acts. I stood up to the insurance companies and banks over the bankruptcy-reform bill. The votes are there. There’s a consistency in my battles against powerful interests…. I think the term “special interests” needs to be better defined, frankly.
SOURCE: BusinessWeek online.
