Kennedy E M
J Investig Med. 2000 May;48(3):157-60.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy has represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate for thirty-six years. He was first elected in 1962 to finish the term of his brother, President John F. Kennedy. Since then, he has been elected to six full terms, and he is now the third most senior member of the senate. The efforts to bring quality health care to every American is a battle that Kennedy has been waging ever since he arrived in the Senate. Recent achievements include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, which makes it easier for those who change their job or lose their job to keep their health insurance, and the Children's Health Insurance Act of 1997, which makes health insurance more widely available to children through age 18 in all 50 states. A strong supporter of clinical research, Senator Kennedy cosponsored the Clinical Research Enhancement Act and has been a vocal advocate of stem cell research. He is currently the senior Democrat on the Labor and Human Resources committee in the Senate.
爱德华·M·肯尼迪参议员在美国参议院代表马萨诸塞州已有36年。他于1962年首次当选，以完成其兄长约翰·F·肯尼迪总统的任期。从那时起，他已当选六个完整任期，现在是参议院中资历第三深的成员。自进入参议院以来，肯尼迪一直在为让每个美国人都能获得优质医疗保健而努力奋斗。近期的成就包括1996年的《健康保险流通与责任法案》，该法案使更换工作或失去工作的人更容易保留其医疗保险；以及1997年的《儿童健康保险法案》，该法案使所有50个州18岁以下的儿童都能更广泛地获得医疗保险。作为临床研究的坚定支持者，肯尼迪参议员共同发起了《临床研究促进法案》，并一直是干细胞研究的积极倡导者。他目前是参议院劳工和人力资源委员会的资深民主党人。
