Kerry Plan Will Restore America's Technological Leadership, Bring Broadband to Communities Across the Country; Audio Available 6/24/2004
From: Allison Dobson, 202-464-2800 SAN JOSE, Calif., June 24 -- Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry Thursday unveiled his plan to unleash the productive potential of the American economy by investing in technology, research and education. In addition to bringing the benefits of broadband to communities across the country, Kerrys plan will create millions of high-tech, high-wage jobs in the industries of the future and keep America on the cutting edge of technology. The following actualities are available on http://www.johnkerry.com at the URLs listed below: "At the dawn of the 21st century, the possibilities are limitless. But they won't just happen automatically. We have to invest. We have to invest more in people. We have to invest more in the development of those ideas. America must lead, not follow, and we have to lead other great countries in the great discoveries that bring about economic prosperity for all Americans." (Audio Clip -- 30 Seconds) Streaming Real: http://www.johnkerry.com/audio/062404_ca_tech_possibilities.ram Download MP3: http://www.johnkerry.com/audio/062404_ca_tech_possibilities.mp3 Streaming Windows: http://www.johnkerry.com/audio/062404_ca_tech_possibilities.asf ------ "In the last century, across a continent that stretched from sea to shining sea, there were entire islands of darkness in America. The Rural Electric Administration changed that -- Franklin Roosevelt and the Great Depression changed that. A vision changed that. Belief in America changed that. And today, visionary leadership nationally can build a bridge across the digital divide and bring the promise of broadband technology to every home in America, just the way we brought electricity to every home in America. And as we work to expand the broadband breakthrough today, we need to also work to find the breakthroughs of the next decade." (Audio Clip -- 48 Seconds) Streaming Real: http://www.johnkerry.com/audio/062404_ca_tech_broadband.ram Download MP3: http://www.johnkerry.com/audio/062404_ca_tech_broadband.mp3 Streaming Windows: http://www.johnkerry.com/audio/062404_ca_tech_broadband.asf Paid for by John Kerry for President, Inc. -- |