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| 8/21/2002
U.S. Census Bureau shows $5.6 billion in federal funding flowed to Shelby County in 2001 - Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN) announced today that U.S. Census Bureau statistics show that $5.6 billion in federal funding flowed to Shelby County and the 9th congressional district last year. ...more |
8/21/2002
FORD Joins Community Partners to Announce $100,000 Anti-Predatory Lending Initiative - Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN) today joined dozens of residents, community leaders and partners to announce a new anti-predatory lending initiative designed to protect Memphis and Shelby County homeowners from falling prey to abusive lenders. ...more |
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| 8/14/2002
FORD Statement on Bush Economic Forum - Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN) today released the following statement concerning President Bush’s economic forum which took place yesterday at Baylor University in Waco, Texas: ...more |
A
Call to Action on Education Standards
- Avron Fogelman’s proposal to lower education standards for Memphis City School students was understandably greeted with overwhelming contempt by those who do not want state education officials move away from rigorous education standards. ...more |
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Need A Budget Before We Cut Taxes
- What business in American would hand out employee bonuses for the next decade based on what they hoped their profits would be? Unfortunately, at the request of President Bush, that is just what the U.S. Congress did when it passed the first piece of the President’s ten year $1.6 trillion tax plan by a vote of 230-198. The Democrats proposed a similar, but smaller plan. I opposed both plans for the same reason: the President has not presented a federal budget for next year. ...more |
The
Commercial Appeal
- To the Editor: ...more |