Late this afternoon, the senate passed a Kerry proposal to allow military families to stay in military housing for a full year after the death of a spouse.

The Chamber also approved giving families of servicemen half -a-million dollars in total death benefits when a family member dies while on active duty.

Kerry says he got thousands of emails from military families after he made his amendments public earlier this week":

Senator John Kerry(shown on the Senate floor speaking):"If we fail to adopt these amendments, we're gonna confirm the greatest fear of Amy Beth Moore and the over 2,000 Americans who e-mailed their stories to me; that Washington talks a good game but doesn't really care about these families"

Anchor Liz Brunner"Kerry's proposals, part of a larger spending bill, now go to a House/Senate conference committee, where final approval is expected"