State of Tennessee secondary Archives: on Government Reform

Bob Corker: Work ethic requires solving problems, not just talking

FORD: I’ve been in Congress for 10 years, and made 93% of the votes. During the last two years, while I’ve been running for the Senate, I’ve missed some votes, many of them procedural votes, where my vote would not have changed things one way or the other. A 93% record is pretty decent. I’m proud my name is on some legislation, even while we were in the minority in Congress.

CORKER: There’s a tremendous difference between the way Congressman Ford and myself approach the public arena. My work ethic is that I wake up each day wanting to make the most of it, toward solving problems. Congressman Ford is a great talker. But it really takes hard work and focus to solve our country’s problems. That’s what I want to take to the US Congress.

Harold Ford: Missed votes while campaigning, but voted 93% of the time

FORD: I've been in Congress for 10 years, and made 93% of the votes. During the last two years, while I've been running for the Senate, I've missed some votes, many of them procedural votes, where my vote would not have changed things one way or the other. A 93% record is pretty decent. I'm proud my name is on some legislation, even while we were in the minority in Congress.

CORKER: There's a tremendous difference between the way Congressman Ford and myself approach the public arena. My work ethic is that I wake up each day wanting to make the most of it, toward solving problems. Congressman Ford is a great talker. But it really takes hard work and focus to solve our country's problems. That's what I want to take to the US Congress.

Steve Cohen: Limit campaign contributions and campaign spending

A: Yes.

Q: PAC contributions?

A: Yes.

Q: Corporate contributions?

A: Yes.

Q: Political Parties contributions?

A: Yes.

Q: Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?

A: Yes.

Q: Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns?

A: Yes.

Terry Adams: Corporation aren't people and money isn't speech

I beg to differ. The First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America is for "We the People" not "We the Corporations." Allowing corporations to spend as much money as they want to influence elections flies in the face of everything thing our democracy stands for, a government of the people, for the people, and by the people.

That is why I vehemently support a constitutional amendment stating unequivocally that corporations are not people and money is not "speech." It is time we give our democracy back to the people of Tennessee and the citizens of this country.