On December 11, 2006 in a speech delivered at Cleveland City Hallvideo, Dennis Kucinich announced he would seek the nomination of the Democratic Party for President in 2008[1]. His platform for 2008 includes:
- Creating a single-payer system of universal health care that provides full coverage for all Americans by passage of the United States National Health Insurance Act.
- The immediate, phased withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq; replacing them with an international security force.[2]
- Ratifying the ABM Treaty and the Kyoto Protocol.
- Introducing reforms to bring about instant-runoff voting.
Political Experience[3]
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1997-present
- Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 23, 1994-1996
- Member, Cleveland City Council, 1970-1975, 1981-1982
- Mayor, City of Cleveland, 1977-1979
Committees[3]
- Education & Labor, Member
- Oversight and Government Reform, Member
- Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, Chair
- Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, Member
- Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, Member
- Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, Member
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10 Questions[4]
- the Constitution
- Corporate Personhood
- Election Reform
- Medical Marijuana
- Net Neutrality
- Open Honest Government
- Public Funding of Elections
- Religion and Government
- Size and role of government
- Why he is still a Democrat
Kucinich describes his stance on the issues as mainstream. "My politics are center for the Democratic party," he said in an interview before an AFL-CIO sponsored debate.video
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Kucinich, who used to co-chair the Congressional Progressive Caucus, is a self-described "Wellstone Democrat." He has been praised as "a genuine progressive" by Ralph Nader. In 2003, Kucinich was the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award. With a net worth of between $2,000 and $32,000, Kucinich is one of Congress's least wealthy members.—sourcewatch.org
- http://www.dennis4president.com
- Re-Elect to Congress: http://www.kucinich.us
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