KENNEDY CAMPAIGN CONGRATULATES FORD BELL FOR BEING HONEST
Mark Kennedy '06 Campaign Manager Pat Shortridge released the following statement responding to Ford Bell's criticism of Kennedy for voting in favor of the Defense bill on Monday:
"I congratulate Ford Bell for his honesty. Finally, a Democrat Senate candidate levels with Minnesotans about where he stands on a key issue. However, Mr. Bell demonstrates that he is on the extreme left of American politics. 308 members of Congress, including more than half of House Democrats (106), among them Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Colin Peterson, stepped up and voted to fund our troops.
"Mr. Bell would have voted against defense funding for body armor, Humvees and technology to counter improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Bell would have also voted against funding for Avian Flu preparedness, disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina, and additional funds for low-income families to help heat their homes this winter.
"I hope that soon Amy Klobuchar and Patty Wetterling will be as straight forward with Minnesotans as Ford Bell and tell us whether or not they agree with him."
"I congratulate Ford Bell for his honesty. Finally, a Democrat Senate candidate levels with Minnesotans about where he stands on a key issue. However, Mr. Bell demonstrates that he is on the extreme left of American politics. 308 members of Congress, including more than half of House Democrats (106), among them Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Colin Peterson, stepped up and voted to fund our troops.
"Mr. Bell would have voted against defense funding for body armor, Humvees and technology to counter improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Bell would have also voted against funding for Avian Flu preparedness, disaster relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina, and additional funds for low-income families to help heat their homes this winter.
"I hope that soon Amy Klobuchar and Patty Wetterling will be as straight forward with Minnesotans as Ford Bell and tell us whether or not they agree with him."
1 Comments:
So is Representative Jim Ramstad a moveon.org left winger? He voted against the bill as well. It is a vote of integrity and I am disappointed with house democrats for being cowards. The pentagon, the troops, Katrina victims are going to get funding even if the bill was defeated in the house.
Mark Kennedy could of shown leadership and worked to get the anwr language taken out. I heard him on the radio say that he tried but failed. So he is ineffective as a district rep now he wants to be an ineffective senator.
I am glad the moderate republicans and democrats joined forces once again and stripped anwr drilling from the senate version of the bill.
But yes, I do agree with this post. Ford Bell comes out with courage to say what he thinks.
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