12/28/02 Real electoral reform means campaign finance reform
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Commercial Appeal

The closeness and contentiousness of this year's presidential election put our electoral system through quite a trial ...more
   
   
9/12/02 Now it's on to Iraq? A few answers first
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Tennessean

This week, Americans are mourning the anniversary of Sept. 11, a day of shock and sorrow that awakened us to ...more
   
   
5/3 - 6/5/02 Ford Proposes Business-Education Partnership
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Memphis Flyer

Memphis City Schools Superintendent Johnnie Watson is on the right track for pledging to reconstitute schools that are still ...more
   
   
2/13/02

Enron may tip scales on campaign finance reform
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Commercial Appeal

This week, the House of Representatives will vote on the Shays-Meehan campaign finance reform bill ...more

   
   
12/2/01 Creating new ways for Americans to serve their country
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Tennessean

For Americans, the horrifying events of September 11 have separated the history of our lives into before and after ...more
   
   
11/30 -12/ 6/01 A Call to Action on Education Standards
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Memphis Business Journal

Avron Fogelman's proposal to lower education standards for Memphis City School students was understandably greeted with overwhelming ...more
   
   
10/17/01 Congress needs to roll up sleeves
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Commercial Appeal


In characteristic defiance, our nation is gaining strength from the evil perpetrated on Sept. 11 ...more
   
   
7/25-31/01 For Patients' Rights It's time for society to hold HMOs accountable.
Congressman Harold Ford Jr.
Memphis Flyer

For too long, the voices of patients have been ignored by an impersonal health care bureaucracy that often values cost-saving over quality care ...more
   
   
4/5-11/01 On the Same Page Dems can embrace Bush's educational goals, sans vouchers.
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Memphis Flyer

For too long, federal education dollars have flowed to state and local governments without adequate mechanisms to hold them accountable for results ...more
   
   
3/22/01 Budget must come before tax cuts
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Commercial Appeal

What business in America would hand out employee bonuses for the next decade based on what they hoped their profits would be? ...more
   
   
10/30/00 Credit reports, scores should be available to consumers
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Knoxville News-Sentinel

Under current law, it is easier for consumers to obtain a copy of their FBI reports than it is for them to get a copy of their credit scores and details about how the scores are computed ...more
   
   
Fall 2000 What if they held an election -- and nobody came?
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
The Smiley Report

In every neighborhood in my hometown of Memphis, and all across America, I see young people ...more
   
   
3/31/00 America wins when we expand trade
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Commercial Appeal

The 20th Century was termed "the American century" in large part because of our nation's success in promoting democratic values around the globe by expanding trade opportunities ...more
   
   
10/18/99 Senate shouldn't gut patients' rights bill
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Commercial Appeal

When "Laura," a Memphian, learned she had breast cancer, she never imagined she would wind up in a fight with her health maintenance organization ...more
   
   
9/12/99 Issues that hit home will dominate next Congress
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Tennessean


Congress has returned from its August work period to face a full agenda ...more
   
   
8/12/99 Bold action for public education
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Chattanooga Times

At a recent visit to the UTC Children's Center, a model early childhood education center, I had the opportunity ...more
   
   
3/1/99 It's time to make public schools accountable for education
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Knoxville News-Sentinel


The debate surrounding charter schools legislation has generated widespread discussion about our state's and our nation's education policy ...more
   
   
1/10/99 Congress should shift its focus to legislating
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Chattanooga Times


Now that the Tennessee Vols have won it all, Congress can shift its focus to legislating ...more
   
   
2/22/98 Growth can be limitless if we adapt to changes
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr
Commercial Appeal


Over the course of the last century, the face of commerce and the economy in America and around the world ...more
   
   
12/13/98 The law, not emotion, should guide representatives' votes
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Commercial Appeal

His behavior was called "deplorable," "reckless," "immoral" and "maddening." That behavior ...more
   
   
10/13/97 Competition should not come at expense of TVA consumers
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Knoxville News-Sentinel

As we approach the next century, deregulation is emerging as one of the driving forces of tomorrow's economy ...more
   
   
8/31/97 Crucial investment is in our schools
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Commercial Appeal

The primary forces shaping tomorrow's marketplace - digitalization, deregulation, diversity, globalization ...more
   
   
6/2/97 A Gen Xer's case for a federal role in education
Congressman Harold Ford, Jr.
Roll Call

As we approach the end of the 20th century, this nation, and my generation in particular, faces enormous challenges ...more
   
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