Ford Co-Sponsors Legislation Father is Paid Handsomely to Lobby For

Nashville, TN – As USA Today has written a timely front page investigative piece today entitled, “Family Ties: Relatives Have Inside Track in Lobbying for Tax Dollars,” it is appropriate to place a spotlight on how Washington Congressman Harold Ford and his lobbyist father, Harold Ford, Sr., place the machine’s interest above the public interest, and how the Ford Political Machine perpetuates the appearance of impropriety. 

Rep. Ford Co-sponsored Bills For Registered Lobbyist Father’s Clients

Congressman Ford Co-Sponsored In The 109th Congress H.R. 4098, The “Community Cancer Care Preservation Act Of 2005,” Which His Father Is Registered To Lobby For The Community Oncology Alliance. (Senate Office Of Public Records) 

Congressman Ford Co-Sponsored In The 108th Congress H.R. 1622, The “Quality Cancer Care Preservation Act,” Which His Father Is Registered To Lobby For The Community Oncology Alliance. (Senate Office Of Public Records)

Congressman Ford Co-Sponsored In The 107th Congress H.R. 1556, The “American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001,” Which His Father Is Registered To Lobby For Methodist Hospital. (Senate Office Of Public Records) 

Congressman Ford Co-Sponsored In The 107th Congress H.R. 1609, Which His Father Is Registered To Lobby For Methodist Hospital. (Senate Office Of Public Records)

Congressman Ford Co-Sponsored In The 105th Congress H.R. 2912, “Medicare Venipuncture Fairness Act of 1997,” Which His Father Is Registered To Lobby For Medshares Consolidated. (Senate Office Of Public Records)

“We don’t question the merit of these bills, but Washington Congressman Harold Ford needs to explain why he finds it is appropriate to co-sponsor legislation for which his father lobbies, and for which he is then paid handsomely,” Womack said.

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