10/18/2004
FORD Concerned About Flu Vaccine Shortage -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Harold Ford (D-TN) today wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson requesting information about the Department’s plans to address the unprecedented shortage of flu vaccine.
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10/13/2004
FORD, Blackburn and Taner Announce Funding to Start Work on New Air National Guard Facilities -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Harold Ford, Marsha Blackburn, and John Tanner announced today that the FY 2005 Military Construction Appropriations bill included a provision that will enable the Tennessee Air National Guard to begin site preparation for its new facility at the Memphis International Airport.
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9/21/2004
Ford Pledges Increased Federal Aid To Address Youth Violence And Its Causes -
MEMPHIS, TN – In the wake of the tragic death of Westside High School student Tarus Williams, Congressman Harold Ford (D-TN) today said that the federal government must increase its financial commitment to local law enforcement to combat youth violence.
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9/14/2004
FORD Announces National Service Caucus -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Harold Ford (D-TN) today along with Representatives Tom Osborne (R-NE), David Price (D-NC) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) announced the creation of The National Service Congressional Caucus.
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9/13/2004
Ford Focuses on Young People in Deficit Discussion -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, September 13th, Congressman Harold Ford (D-TN) lead a Democratic Caucus of the House Budget Committee Forum entitled:
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9/9/2004
FORD Announces Grant Money for COPS Program -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Harold Ford (D-TN) today announced that the Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has awarded 375-thousand dollars to Shelby County to be used to hire additional school resource officers.
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7/22/2004
FORD Unveils Plan to Give Every Child a Stake in the Future -
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Harold Ford (D-TN), along with Representatives Patrick Kennedy (D-MA), Thomas Petri (R-WI), and Phil English (R-PA), today introduced legislation which will create savings accounts for every child born in America which could be redeemed at age 18 in order to pay for college tuition, a home or retirement.
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