Rep. Steve Nass has won.
A report by the conservative Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance says Wisconsin had the lowest increase in higher education funding of any state in the country over the past five years -- save for Michigan, which actually cut higher education.
Read More »During the event, an actor portraying Senator McCain will use a gigantic rubber stamp to give his personal seal of approval for Bush's problematic stances on continuation of the war on Iraq, Bush's attack on health care, among many others. As a U.S. Senator, McCain has continuously worked to promote and advance the Bush policy agenda. Senator McCain needs to hear how these policies have failed America and how being a rubber stamp for President Bush hurts Wisconsin residents.
Special guests will also include actors portraying George Bush, Cindy McCain and Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, this year's GOP keynote speaker. Read More »
On Thursday the House of Representatives approved an expansive new veterans education benefit that would be paid for by a tax on wealthy Americans. It would provide the equivalent of a free four-year college education at a public university. Some Republicans joined Democrats in passing the aid that would benefit veterans who enlisted after the September 11 attacks. Unfortunately the group of Republicans that voted for the plan did not include Wisconsin Republicans Paul Ryan and F. Jim Sensenbrenner.
Paul Ryan not only voted against providing veterans the new education benefit, but then gave a quote to the New York Times saying, “I can’t think of a worse time to raise taxes.” It is telling that Ryan all but ignored who would be the direct beneficiaries of this particular tax and he also ignored exactly who would be taxed under it. People earning over $1 million would be making a very small sacrifice to pay for the new education benefits to our troops, who have sacrificed so much. It is amazing that the same people that were so willing to send our troops off to war, are now so hesitant to honor them in a real and substantive way. Apparently for Ryan it’s all about ideology and protecting rich people’s money.
Residents who are interested in helping this effort should attend the next neighborhood meeting on May 10th, 2008 at the Center Street Library. (27th and Fond du Lac) at 10:15 AM.
This meeting is open to anyone who cares about what is happening in our city and believes that residents should have the opportunity to compete for the jobs our money creates!
Contact Speaker Michael Huebsch and his co-hort Representative Stephen Nass, and let them know that you object to their destroying Wisconsin's world-class educational institution.
Wisconsin used to take pride in its university system supported by a bipartisan consensus to create a world-class educational facility.
Now, under the leadership of the GOP-led state Assembly, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and its sister campuses are under assault, deadly assault.
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