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The incident over his father's bonus has made Arlen Specter a fierce advocate for veterans' benefits and the ''little guy'' in his battles with the Federal Government. As a metaphor, Senator Specter says he has been on his way to Washington ever since to get his father's bonus and since he hasn't gotten it yet, he's running for reelection. President Hoover called out the Army which fired on and killed veterans on the Mall in one of the blackest days in American history.

When the government broke its promise to pay World War I veterans a 00 bonus, the veterans marched on Washington. Private Specter, serving in World War I in the infantry, was seriously wounded in action in France's Argonne Forest. A NovemPhiladelphia Inquirer editorial stated: ''Senator Arlen Specter has more clout than some sovereign nations.'' Senator Specter attributes his zeal for public service to his experience as a child when he saw the government mistreat his father, Harry Specter, who migrated to the United States from Russia in 1911. Knowlegis rated him the second most powerful Senator in 2006 behind only Majority Leader Bill Frist. Time magazine listed him among the Ten Best Senators in 2006. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and the Americans for Tax Reform. A voice of reason, his independence and balance have won endorsements from the AFL-CIO and high marks from the U.S. Arlen Specter's five terms have made him the longest serving U.S. In foreign affairs, he has advocated dialogue and accommodation as an antidote to belligerency and saber rattling. As a consummate legislator, he has counseled compromise and conciliation in a Congress that has established new records for partisan discord. In earlier confirmation hearings he had the courage to cross party lines in opposing Judge Bork and disagreeing with conventional wisdom in supporting Justice Thomas after dissecting the contradictory and highly charged testimony. His legal background and experience in constitutional law provided the skills to serve as Judiciary chairman during the confirmation hearings of Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito. His work as Philadelphia's tough district attorney gave him insights to write the Terrorist Prosecution Act, the Armed Career Criminal Act, and coauthor the Second Chance Act. 5 BIOGRAPHY Since first elected in 1980, Arlen Specter has brought rugged individualism and fierce independence learned from his youth on the Kansas plains to become a leading Senate moderate.

23 Casey, Robert P., Jr., of Pennsylvania. xi Proceedings in the Senate: Tributes by Senators: Akaka, Daniel K., of Hawaii. SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA TRIBUTES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TONGRESS.#15 Arlen Specter ? Tributes Delivered in Congress Arlen Specter United States Senator 1981-2011 a ? Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing CONTENTS Biography.