Ford Bell on Abortion

• I'm a pro-choice candidate, but not pro-abortion. (Jan 2006)
• Pro-choice. (Dec 2005)

Ford Bell on Budget & Economy

Ford Bell on Civil Rights

• Opposed to constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. (Jan 2006)

Ford Bell on Corporations

Ford Bell on Crime

Ford Bell on Drugs

Ford Bell on Education

• NCLB only benefits testing companies. (Jan 2006)
• Smaller classes to get students excited about science. (Jan 2006)
• Promise of "No Child Left Behind" lacks federal funding. (Dec 2005)
• Pay teachers fair wages & shrink class sizes. (Dec 2005)

Ford Bell on Energy & Oil

• Energy independence-now. (Dec 2005)
• Bush's energy bill supports oil companies, not renewables. (Dec 2005)
• Join the Kyoto Treaty and do what's right. (Dec 2005)
• Dependence on foreign oil is a national security threat. (Dec 2005)
• Replace oil dependence with clean, renewable sources. (Dec 2005)

Ford Bell on Environment

• Our leaders lost their way on safeguarding our environment. (Dec 2005)

Ford Bell on Families & Children

Ford Bell on Foreign Policy

Ford Bell on Free Trade

Ford Bell on Government Reform

• Supports public financing of all Congressional races. (Jan 2006)
• Ban former members of Congress from lobbying. (Jan 2006)

Ford Bell on Gun Control

• Lifelong hunter & outdoorsman. (Dec 2005)

Ford Bell on Health Care

• We can't afford not to insure every American. (Dec 2005)
• Supports single-payer universal health care. (Dec 2005)
• Cost of private health bureaucracy higher than Medicare. (Dec 2005)

Ford Bell on Homeland Security

• Don't exclude foreigners from US colleges for security. (Dec 2005)
• Focus on infrastructure protection, not just intelligence. (Dec 2005)

Ford Bell on Immigration

• Provide illegal immigrants with path to citizenship. (Jan 2006)

Ford Bell on Jobs

Ford Bell on Principles & Values

Ford Bell on Social Security

• Privatization hasn't worked. (Jan 2006)
• Solve the projected shortfall with safe & gradual changes. (Dec 2005)

Ford Bell on Tax Reform

• People should pay their fair share. (Jan 2006)
• Tax-and-spend better than tax-and-borrow. (Jan 2006)
• Focus on minimum wage, not wealthy estate tax. (Dec 2005)

Ford Bell on War & Peace

• Supports Iraq withdrawal. (Dec 2005)
• War in Iraq was knowingly sold on false premises. (Dec 2005)
• Iraq has become a recruiting ground for terrorists. (Dec 2005)
• Iraq is like the Soviet Union's Afghanistan. (Dec 2005)
• Iraq war is Bush's personal vendetta against Saddam. (Dec 2005)
• Victory is not just around the corner-withdraw now. (Dec 2005)

Ford Bell on Welfare & Poverty

• Don't trade Medicare benefits for food stamps. (Dec 2005)