| |
|
| Home / News / News List |
-
Kucinich Praises Vote By The New Jersey Assembly To Abolish The State’s Death Penalty
Dec 14, 2007
-
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) released the following statement praising the New Jersey legislature for voting to repeal the state’s death penalty:“I strongly support the New Jersey legislature’s approval of legislation yesterday to abolish their state’s death penalty and praise Governor Corzine...
More
|
|
-
Kucinich: We Must Demand Safe Schools
Oct 10, 2007
-
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) said government leaders need to work with school officials to ensure that every student and teacher is safe and secure while at school.“Parents, teachers and school administrators must demand every available safety precaution. We need to work with our schools to ma...
More
|
|
-
Domestic Policy Subcommittee Hearing: “Combating Drug Abuse and Drug-related Crime: What Is Working in Baltimore”
Oct 1, 2007
-
After a period of improvement, lethal and non-lethal violent crime in Baltimore is on the rise. The Domestic Policy Subcommittee hearing will examine innovative approaches to combating drug abuse, drug-related violence, and gang activity in Baltimore. The focus of the hearing will be on evaluating p...
More
|
|
-
Lethal Loopholes: Deficinies in State and Federal Gun Purchase Laws Hearing TODAY
May 10, 2007
-
Chairman Kucinich to hold Domestic Policy Subcommittee Hearing Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeChairman Kucinich will hold the first Congressional hearing on gun laws since the Virginia Tech massacre. This bipartisan hearing will evaluate incompleteness in the federal database used for chec...
More
|
|
-
Kucinich Offers Comprehensive Plan to Address Violence in America
Apr 18, 2007
-
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 18) — In the aftermath of Monday’s deadly shooting in Blacksburg, Virginia, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is proposing a comprehensive, three-point plan to deal with the violence plaguing America, including a ban on handguns.“The tragic events in Blacksburg, Virginia whi...
More
|
|
-
Statement of Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich On Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
Jul 1, 2005
-
Statement of Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) on the resignation of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor:
“For twenty-four years Justice O’Connor has been an important voice of moderation and reason on the Supreme Court. Today is a day to honor Justice O’Connor’s service and dedication....
More
|
|
-
Kucinich: Justice Not Served; Calls Justice Dept. Deal With Tobacco Companies Shameful
Jun 10, 2005
-
Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) issued the following statement today on the Justice Department’s actions over the past week in the lawsuit against the tobacco company:
“The actions of the Department of Justice, and the Administration, over the past week to essentially gut the lawsuit agains...
More
|
-
Statement of Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich On: The Supreme Court Ruling on Medical Marijuana
Jun 6, 2005
-
Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) issued the following statement today on the Supreme Court ruling against the use of medical marijuana:
“Today’s ruling will deny people with life threatening and debilitating illnesses potential relief from their suffering.
“Medical marijuana has recogniz...
More
|
-
Statement of Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich: The Death Penalty
Jan 31, 2003
-
I strongly support your efforts in opposition to the death penalty. Since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, 101 men and women have been exonerated from Death Row. One death row inmate is found innocent for every seven executed.
Additionally, the death penalty is no deterrent to crime. ...
More
|
-
Statement of Congressman Dennis Kucinich On The Juvenile Crime Control And Delinquency Prevention Act Bill includes Kucinich language on animal cruelty
Aug 1, 2001
-
“I would like to thank Chairman Boehner and Ranking Member Miller for including in this bill language I offered on funding for programs designed to prevent animal cruelty by juveniles and to counsel juveniles who committed acts of cruelty against animals. My intention is that these programs be elig...
More
|
|
|
|
