FORD’S WASHINGTON ACCOMPLISHMENTS - A LIBERAL VOTING RECORD
Harold Ford Attempts to Mislead Voters with Massive Out-of-State Funding
(Nashville) - Congressman Harold Ford Jr. (D-Memphis) wants Tennesseans to believe he is a moderate and is spending millions of dollars in out-of-state campaign contributions in his effort to mislead the state’s voters.
“We have one candidate, Bob Corker, whose career is one of accomplishments underlined by conservative principles. We have another, in Congressman Harold Ford Jr., whose only accomplishment is a ten year liberal voting record on issues like taxes, 2nd Amendment rights, and national security,” said Bob Davis, chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party.
Congressman Ford has used attacks and misleading television ads throughout this campaign in an attempt to moderate his record. The ads, which have been paid for in a massive out-of-state funding effort, continue to air.
“Congressman Ford has raised the majority of his money out of state from places like Los Angeles, New York, and Washington. The congressman is the darling of the liberal elite and the more folks learn that Ford’s only accomplishment is an atrocious voting record, the less they are going to like about him,” said Davis.
FORD'S LIBERAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
The Truth on Congressman Ford and Taxes
Ford Voted With Democrats Against Tax And Spending Cuts.
Fiscal 2007 Budget Resolution – Adoption. “Adoption of the concurrent resolution that would allow up to $872.8 billion in discretionary spending for fiscal 2007, plus $50 billion for operations in Iraq. It would call for mandatory spending cuts of $6.8 billion over five years and tax cuts totaling $228 billion over five years. Defense spending would increase by 7 percent over fiscal 2006, to $460.2 billion, and non-defense spending would remain at $419.4 billion. It also would allow for a non-defense emergency discretionary reserve fund of $6.5 billion and create a deficit-neutral reserve fund of $3.1 billion for labor, health, education and other domestic programs if offsetting savings can be achieved elsewhere.” (H. Con. Res. 376, CQ Vote #158: Adopted 218-210: R 218-12; D 0-197; I 0-1, May 18, 2006, Ford Voted Nay)
Ford Voted Twice Against The Jobs And Growth Reconciliation Tax Act Of 2003.
Tax Reductions – Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill that would provide $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. It would provide $20 billion in state aid that consists of $10 billion for Medicaid and $10 billion to be used at states’ discretion. The agreement includes a new top tax rate of 15 percent on capital gains and dividends through 2007 (5 percent for lower-income taxpayers in 2007 and no tax in 2008). Income tax cuts enacted in 2001 and scheduled to take effect in 2006 would be accelerated. The child tax credit would increase to $1,000 through 2004. The standard deduction for married couples would be double that for a single filer through 2004. Tax breaks for businesses would include increasing the deduction that small businesses could take on investments to $100,000 through 2005.” (H.R. 2, CQ Vote #225: Adopted 231-200: R 224-1; D 7-198; I 0-1, May 23, 2003, Ford Voted Nay)
Tax Reductions – Passage. “Passage of the bill that would provide $550 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. The bill includes a new top tax rate of 15 percent on capital gains and dividends through 2003. Lower income taxpayers would pay 5 percent. Income tax cuts enacted in 2001 and scheduled to take effect in 2006 would be accelerated and made retroactive to Jan. 1, and the upper limit of the 10 percent income tax bracket for couples would be increased to $14,000 through 2005. The child tax credit increase also would be accelerated so that the $1,000 credit would be effective through 2005. The tax break for married couples would be accelerated so that their standard income tax deduction would be double the standard deduction for a single filer through 2005. The alternative minimum tax exemption for couples filing jointly would be increased to $64,000 through 2005. The deduction that small businesses could take on investments would be increased to $100,000 through 2005. The bill also would increase to 50 percent the portion of an investment that larger companies can write off in the first year.” (H.R. 2, CQ Vote #182: Passed 222-203: R 218-3; D 4-199; I 0-1, May 9, 2003, Ford Voted Nay)
Ford Voted Twice Against The 2001 Bush Tax Cuts.
Tax Cut Reconciliation - Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill that would reduce taxes by $1.35 trillion through fiscal 2011 through income tax rate cuts, relief of the ‘marriage penalty,’ a phaseout of the federal estate tax, doubling the child tax credit, and providing incentives for retirement savings. A new 10 percent tax rate would be created retroactive to Jan. 1, and taxpayers would get rebate checks this summer of $300 for singles and $600 for couples. The bill would double the $500-per-child tax credit by 2010 and make it refundable; raise the estate tax exemption to $1 million in 2002 and repeal the tax in 2010; increase the standard deduction for married couples to double that of singles, beginning in 2005; and increase annual limits on contributions for Individual Retirement Accounts to $5,000.” (H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #149: Adopted 240-154: R 211-0; D 28-153; I 1-1, May 26, 2001, Ford Voted Nay)
Tax Cut Reconciliation – Passage. “Passage of the bill that would cut all income tax rates and make other tax cuts totaling $958.3 billion over 11 years. The bill would covert the five existing tax rate brackets, which range from 15 percent to 39.6 percent, to a system of four brackets with rates of 10 percent, 15 percent, 25 percent and 33 percent.” (H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #118: Passed 230-197: R 216-0; D 13-196; I 1-1, May 16, 2001, Ford Voted Nay)
The Truth on Congressman Ford and the 2nd Amendment
The National Rifle Association Assigned Harold Ford A Lifetime Grade Of ‘F’ As Recently As 2002.
2000: Ford Received A Grade Of “F”
2002: Ford Received A 0%/“F” Rating.
2004: Ford Received A 42% Rating.(Project Vote Smart Website, http://www.vote-smart.org/, Accessed August 23, 2005)
The Truth on Congressman Ford and National Security
In 2005, Ford Voted Against PATRIOT Act Reauthorization. (H.R. 3199, CQ Vote #414, Passed 257-171: R 214-14; D 43-156; I 0-1, July 21, 2005, Ford Voted Nay; H.R 3199, CQ Vote #627: Adopted 251-174: R 207-18; D 44-155; I 0-1, December 14, 2005, Ford Voted Nay)
Ford Said He “Took The Conservative Approach” And Voted Against The PATRIOT Act. “‘It is unnecessarily intrusive to ask Americans to forfeit rights and freedoms indefinitely,’ Ford said. ‘I took the conservative approach and voted against this indefinite and liberal overreach by the federal government into our private lives.’” (Richard Powelson, “3 From State Clarify Patriot Act Votes,” Knoxville News-Sentinel, July 27, 2005)
Ford Suggested The PATRIOT Act Was One Of The Post 9/11 Efforts In Need Of “A New Approach.” “‘Since September 11 [2001], the country and Congress have given the president the benefit of the doubt, from the PATRIOT Act to the efforts in Afghanistan to the resolution on Iraq to now the war and postwar efforts,’ Ford said in a telephone interview. ‘Now many people are realizing that a new approach and some new ideas are needed.’” (Dan Balz, “Unease Over Iraq Becoming An Issue For 2006,” The Washington Post, June 19, 2005)
In 2004, Ford Voted Against Reorganization Of U.S. Intelligence And The Creation Of A National Intelligence Director. “Passage of the bill that would reorganize 15 U.S. intelligence agencies and create a national intelligence director who would give guidance on budgets. It also would create a national intelligence center and allow aliens to be deported without judicial review. The number of border patrol agents would increase from 10,000 to 20,000 over the next five years. The bill, as amended, would make attending a terrorist training camp a deportable offense and toughen penalties for those charged with financially aiding terrorist groups.” (HR 10, CQ Vote #523: Passed 282-134: R 213-8; D 69-125; I 0-1, October 8, 2004, Ford Voted Nay)
Harold Ford Attempts to Mislead Voters with Massive Out-of-State Funding
(Nashville) - Congressman Harold Ford Jr. (D-Memphis) wants Tennesseans to believe he is a moderate and is spending millions of dollars in out-of-state campaign contributions in his effort to mislead the state’s voters.
“We have one candidate, Bob Corker, whose career is one of accomplishments underlined by conservative principles. We have another, in Congressman Harold Ford Jr., whose only accomplishment is a ten year liberal voting record on issues like taxes, 2nd Amendment rights, and national security,” said Bob Davis, chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party.
Congressman Ford has used attacks and misleading television ads throughout this campaign in an attempt to moderate his record. The ads, which have been paid for in a massive out-of-state funding effort, continue to air.
“Congressman Ford has raised the majority of his money out of state from places like Los Angeles, New York, and Washington. The congressman is the darling of the liberal elite and the more folks learn that Ford’s only accomplishment is an atrocious voting record, the less they are going to like about him,” said Davis.
FORD'S LIBERAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
The Truth on Congressman Ford and Taxes
Ford Voted With Democrats Against Tax And Spending Cuts.
Fiscal 2007 Budget Resolution – Adoption. “Adoption of the concurrent resolution that would allow up to $872.8 billion in discretionary spending for fiscal 2007, plus $50 billion for operations in Iraq. It would call for mandatory spending cuts of $6.8 billion over five years and tax cuts totaling $228 billion over five years. Defense spending would increase by 7 percent over fiscal 2006, to $460.2 billion, and non-defense spending would remain at $419.4 billion. It also would allow for a non-defense emergency discretionary reserve fund of $6.5 billion and create a deficit-neutral reserve fund of $3.1 billion for labor, health, education and other domestic programs if offsetting savings can be achieved elsewhere.” (H. Con. Res. 376, CQ Vote #158: Adopted 218-210: R 218-12; D 0-197; I 0-1, May 18, 2006, Ford Voted Nay)
Ford Voted Twice Against The Jobs And Growth Reconciliation Tax Act Of 2003.
Tax Reductions – Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill that would provide $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. It would provide $20 billion in state aid that consists of $10 billion for Medicaid and $10 billion to be used at states’ discretion. The agreement includes a new top tax rate of 15 percent on capital gains and dividends through 2007 (5 percent for lower-income taxpayers in 2007 and no tax in 2008). Income tax cuts enacted in 2001 and scheduled to take effect in 2006 would be accelerated. The child tax credit would increase to $1,000 through 2004. The standard deduction for married couples would be double that for a single filer through 2004. Tax breaks for businesses would include increasing the deduction that small businesses could take on investments to $100,000 through 2005.” (H.R. 2, CQ Vote #225: Adopted 231-200: R 224-1; D 7-198; I 0-1, May 23, 2003, Ford Voted Nay)
Tax Reductions – Passage. “Passage of the bill that would provide $550 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. The bill includes a new top tax rate of 15 percent on capital gains and dividends through 2003. Lower income taxpayers would pay 5 percent. Income tax cuts enacted in 2001 and scheduled to take effect in 2006 would be accelerated and made retroactive to Jan. 1, and the upper limit of the 10 percent income tax bracket for couples would be increased to $14,000 through 2005. The child tax credit increase also would be accelerated so that the $1,000 credit would be effective through 2005. The tax break for married couples would be accelerated so that their standard income tax deduction would be double the standard deduction for a single filer through 2005. The alternative minimum tax exemption for couples filing jointly would be increased to $64,000 through 2005. The deduction that small businesses could take on investments would be increased to $100,000 through 2005. The bill also would increase to 50 percent the portion of an investment that larger companies can write off in the first year.” (H.R. 2, CQ Vote #182: Passed 222-203: R 218-3; D 4-199; I 0-1, May 9, 2003, Ford Voted Nay)
Ford Voted Twice Against The 2001 Bush Tax Cuts.
Tax Cut Reconciliation - Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill that would reduce taxes by $1.35 trillion through fiscal 2011 through income tax rate cuts, relief of the ‘marriage penalty,’ a phaseout of the federal estate tax, doubling the child tax credit, and providing incentives for retirement savings. A new 10 percent tax rate would be created retroactive to Jan. 1, and taxpayers would get rebate checks this summer of $300 for singles and $600 for couples. The bill would double the $500-per-child tax credit by 2010 and make it refundable; raise the estate tax exemption to $1 million in 2002 and repeal the tax in 2010; increase the standard deduction for married couples to double that of singles, beginning in 2005; and increase annual limits on contributions for Individual Retirement Accounts to $5,000.” (H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #149: Adopted 240-154: R 211-0; D 28-153; I 1-1, May 26, 2001, Ford Voted Nay)
Tax Cut Reconciliation – Passage. “Passage of the bill that would cut all income tax rates and make other tax cuts totaling $958.3 billion over 11 years. The bill would covert the five existing tax rate brackets, which range from 15 percent to 39.6 percent, to a system of four brackets with rates of 10 percent, 15 percent, 25 percent and 33 percent.” (H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #118: Passed 230-197: R 216-0; D 13-196; I 1-1, May 16, 2001, Ford Voted Nay)
The Truth on Congressman Ford and the 2nd Amendment
The National Rifle Association Assigned Harold Ford A Lifetime Grade Of ‘F’ As Recently As 2002.
2000: Ford Received A Grade Of “F”
2002: Ford Received A 0%/“F” Rating.
2004: Ford Received A 42% Rating.(Project Vote Smart Website, http://www.vote-smart.org/, Accessed August 23, 2005)
The Truth on Congressman Ford and National Security
In 2005, Ford Voted Against PATRIOT Act Reauthorization. (H.R. 3199, CQ Vote #414, Passed 257-171: R 214-14; D 43-156; I 0-1, July 21, 2005, Ford Voted Nay; H.R 3199, CQ Vote #627: Adopted 251-174: R 207-18; D 44-155; I 0-1, December 14, 2005, Ford Voted Nay)
Ford Said He “Took The Conservative Approach” And Voted Against The PATRIOT Act. “‘It is unnecessarily intrusive to ask Americans to forfeit rights and freedoms indefinitely,’ Ford said. ‘I took the conservative approach and voted against this indefinite and liberal overreach by the federal government into our private lives.’” (Richard Powelson, “3 From State Clarify Patriot Act Votes,” Knoxville News-Sentinel, July 27, 2005)
Ford Suggested The PATRIOT Act Was One Of The Post 9/11 Efforts In Need Of “A New Approach.” “‘Since September 11 [2001], the country and Congress have given the president the benefit of the doubt, from the PATRIOT Act to the efforts in Afghanistan to the resolution on Iraq to now the war and postwar efforts,’ Ford said in a telephone interview. ‘Now many people are realizing that a new approach and some new ideas are needed.’” (Dan Balz, “Unease Over Iraq Becoming An Issue For 2006,” The Washington Post, June 19, 2005)
In 2004, Ford Voted Against Reorganization Of U.S. Intelligence And The Creation Of A National Intelligence Director. “Passage of the bill that would reorganize 15 U.S. intelligence agencies and create a national intelligence director who would give guidance on budgets. It also would create a national intelligence center and allow aliens to be deported without judicial review. The number of border patrol agents would increase from 10,000 to 20,000 over the next five years. The bill, as amended, would make attending a terrorist training camp a deportable offense and toughen penalties for those charged with financially aiding terrorist groups.” (HR 10, CQ Vote #523: Passed 282-134: R 213-8; D 69-125; I 0-1, October 8, 2004, Ford Voted Nay)
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