Kerry Events Thread: April 25, 2005

Please list any upcoming Kerry events and appearances you may know of here. Include any and all info you have, such as time, place, date, cost to attend, etc. If you know of anything going on in another part of the country besides your own local area, list that too!


I encourage everyone to post as soon as they find out about something going on so people have plenty of notice to arrange travel if need be.


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Upcoming events posted last week:
Finance: Social Security
10 a.m.
To hold hearings to examine proposals to achieve
sustainable solvency regarding personal accounts.
SD-628

This isn't up yet on the Finance Committee Hearings site, but on Tuesday you can get live feed at:
http://finance.senate.gov/sitepages/hearings.htm

Social Security is a signature event for this Admin and a crucial test for Dems in Congress. Given the makeup of this committee, it could be worth your while to check out.

SUBCOMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND FAMILY POLICY

Rick Santorum, PA, Chairman
Kent Conrad, ND, Ranking Member

Republicans
Charles E. Grassley, IA
Jim Bunning, KY
Bill Frist, TN
Trent Lott, MS
Jon Kyl, AZ
Gordon Smith, OR
Mike Crapo, ID


Democrats
John D. Rockefeller IV, WV
James M. Jeffords, VT
Jeff Bingaman, NM
John F. Kerry, MA
Blanche L. Lincoln, AR

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I don't have much in the way of specifics on the free events (if any) but here is the Seattle Times account: http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis...

Democrats yesterday sent out invitations to a May 1 Seattle fund-raiser headlined by Kerry, the party's 2004 presidential nominee.

"We have started fund raising again very aggressively to pay for the field and legal operations for the rest of the case," Berendt said.

Kerry will be raising money for the state party's "Governor's Defense Fund." Tickets will cost $40 to $250 apiece.

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TSA Budget Proposal for FY2006
Full Committee Hearing
Tuesday, April 26 2005 - 2:30 PM - Russell 253


Webcast: Click here to view a live webcast of this hearing.http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/witnesslist.cfm?id=...
Description: Senate Commerce Committee Co-Chairmen Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) and Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) have scheduled a Full Committee hearing on Tuesday, April 26, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., on the President's FY2006 Budget request for the Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and related programs, in room 253 of the Russell building. The witnesses for this hearing are Chip Barclay, President, American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) and Jim May, President and CEO, Air Transport Association (ATA). The scheduled witnesses are:

Opening Remarks:

Mr. James May
CEO, Air Transport Association (ATA) of America, Inc.

Mr. Chip Barclay
President, American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)
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Thank you, TayTay, for your contributions!!

Sorry no other details, it's from a press release:

Kerry, an honorary co-chair of the SBA's National Small Business Week Celebration, will speak at the National Air & Space Museum on Tuesday, April 26, 2005, to continue his tribute to America's small businesses and entrepreneurs. Kerry is a past Chairman and the current Ranking Member on the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/default.asp?view=plink&id=778

Just curious.

Sorry. If I hear more I will post it.

but they decline to say when. It will be in regards to the Mayoral race there. (When is that primary?)

Antonio's campaign sent out a teaser and it was confirmed to me. I'll be there! As soon as I have details I'll post it.

In addition, sources familiar with Villaraigosa's campaign said Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic candidate for president last year, would be in Los Angeles on Saturday to endorse his former national campaign co-chairman.

The campaign announced an endorsement rally with a "national political figure," but declined to comment further.

Kerry's endorsement would show Los Angeles voters that the councilman is a figure of "national status," said Richard Lichtenstein, a campaign consultant not involved in the race.


West Coasters who attend, a full report is mandatory.

Anything new?

John Kerry is now on a national tour to draw attention to the critical need for children’s health care coverage

Monday May 2: Seattle, WA

Tuesday May 3: St. Paul, MN

Thursday May 5: Baton Rouge, LA

Friday May 6: Miami, FL

This is great news.

these are the free events. The fundraisers are not on the JohnKerry.com site.

Now Kerry would have to be in Northern CA for you, right? I can't imagine that he won't go to Portland and San Francisco at a later date. Are these accessible for you?

It's just a matter of scheduling around my work obligations. Have love, will travel!

St. Louis is a big Midwestern state and St. Louis is a gateway city. I should think he would certainly include it on any agenda to influence the American people to back his plan to make sure kids have health care. Stay tuned. This is likely to be a long campaign.

We had good coverage of the Boston, Austin and LA events. Is anyone from this group going to the other events this week in Minneapolis or Seattle or Baton Rouge or Miami? ANybody live in those media markets and can relate what the press coverage is like?