Kerry Calls for Study of Minority Ad-Contract Opportunities

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Responding to complaints from members of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., is pushing the Government Accountability Office to investigate the federal government's compliance with a policy, signed into law in October 2000, that seeks to increase minority advertising contracting opportunities.

In his role as top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Mr. Kerry on May 15 sent a letter to the GAO requesting detailed information on compliance to Executive Order 13170, signed by former President Clinton, that directs federal departments and agencies to take aggressive action to ensure inclusion of disadvantaged businesses in federal contracting, and to expand opportunities in advertising and other industries.

"It's time we know how the government measures up in meeting its responsibility to reach out to all sectors of the American economy and in keeping its commitment to minority entrepreneurs," Mr. Kerry said in a statement.


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gets some credit from those younger columnists who have no CLUE how much Kerry has worked for their community in the most practical ways.