Tennessee Senate Race

Open race
Candidate(s):	Harold Ford Jr. (D)
	Harold Ford Jr. has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 84 percent of the time.
	Go to Harold Ford Jr.’s campaign website.
	Bob Corker (R) Ed Bryant (R)

HAROLD FORD WILL FIGHT FOR WORKING FAMILIES

Fights for Fair Trade.
Harold Ford led the charge to stop China’s unfair trade policies, voted against sending more of our jobs overseas with an unfair trade agreement and voted against helping federal agencies outsource our jobs. (H.R. 3045, 7/28/05; H.Res. 414, 10/29/03; Amdt. to H.R. 5025, 9/21/04)

Supports Raising the Minimum Wage.
Harold Ford is “for the minimum wage increase.” He voted to increase the federal minimum wage by $2.10 an hour. (Kudlow & Company, 6/21/06; H.R. 5970, 7/28/06)

Protects Our Retirement Security.
Harold Ford opposes diverting Social Security funds into private accounts. (Chattanooga Times Free Press, 7/11/06)

 

BOB CORKER FAILS WORKING FAMILIES

Supports Unfair Trade Policies.
Bob Corker supports unfair trade deals that send our jobs overseas. “I am a free trader,” he says. (Chamber of
Commerce debate, 3/1/06)

Opposes Raising the Minimum Wage.
Bob Corker opposes raising the federal minimum wage and said wages should be a function of the marketplace. (The Commercial Appeal, 8/10/06)

Puts Our Retirement Security at Risk.
Bob Corker supports risky schemes to privatize our Social Security. (Chattanooga Times Free Press, 7/11/06)

VOTE Nov. 7

How you vote is a personal decision. Whatever you decide, please vote.

 

 

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