Students
burr sells out students to his banking buddies
Submitted by Jerimee on Thu, 07/19/2007 - 4:33pm.Republican Senator Richard Burr would rather sell out low income students than say no to his special interest friends in Washington.
Burr is a primary sponsor of a measure that reduces by several billion dollars the money that low-income students receive in federal Pell grants. The neediest of students would lose about an average of $300 in increased scholarship aid under Burr’s proposal.
That’s remarkable considering that 147,095 North Carolina students received Pell Grants totaling more than $365.8 million during the 2005-2006 school year. (US Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/finaid/prof/resources/data/pell-2005-06/table-22-2005-06.xls)
What would make Burr sell out his own constituents?
Republicans vs. Students (2006 version)
Submitted by jwrandolph on Thu, 10/12/2006 - 1:17am.Meet Virginia Foxx's hand-picked candidate for the State Senate - David Blust.
The following is at an open candidate forum from the campus of Appalachian State University. The question is...
SHOULD STUDENTS BE ALLOWED TO VOTE???
I give you Republican David Blust...
Blust comes in and tells us 1) that we don't know jack shit, and 2) that we shouldnt be allowed to vote in local elections!!
ive run for office here, and I've taken issues to the county commission and town council and worked for local candidates (both democrat and republican) and i have canvassed the county and am a vice-chairman on the Watauga County Democratic Party. I live and work and pay taxes and rent and breathe air and love mountains in your district. For David Blust to tell me that I'm not allowed to vote (then ASK for my vote)is completely un-American.
