“I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it.”

—  John F. Kerry

San Francisco Chronicle, March 21, 2004 pE2
Context: I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it. … Joe [Biden] and I brought an amendment to the $87 billion, and we said, `This should be paid for now, not adding to the deficit'…. The president said no; the Republicans voted no.

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