Oppose appropriating $20 million for construction of the Edward Kennedy institute in Boston devoted to the study of the U.S. Senate.

William R. Keating · Massachusetts · Democratic

spending impact 0.38 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 78%

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Both candidates, while expressing their admiration for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, who lived in the district, said they would not have voted to appropriate $20 million to help construct a center in Boston bearing Kennedy's name that would be devoted to the study of the U.S. Senate.

Keating said he would not have supported a $20 million appropriation for construction of the Edward Kennedy Senate center in Boston.

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Evidence

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Public Law 111-118, dated Dec. 19, 2009, appropriated DOD grant funds including $18,900,000 to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the Senate.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The relevant federal appropriation was enacted before Keating entered Congress, and the official amount identified in law was $18.9 million rather than exactly $20 million. This leaves no same-term vote by Keating on that appropriation to verify delivery.

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Public Law 111-118 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010
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The House Historian lists Keating as elected to the 112th and succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 2011 to present.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Keating's federal House service began after the December 19, 2009 enactment of the Kennedy Institute appropriation, so the available official record supports an unresolved status rather than delivered opposition.

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KEATING, William R. - U.S. House History, Art & Archives
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The Kennedy Institute earmark was enacted on December 19, 2009, before Keating began federal House service on January 3, 2011. Because the appropriation had already passed before he held the relevant federal office, there is no same-term congressional vote or official action by Keating showing he opposed or blocked it. The record provided does not establish delivery, failure after an attempt, or meaningful candidate contribution to a later outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%