Education Edition $1 Trillion: Student Loan Debt Has Eclipsed The Trillion Dollar Figure. (Josh Mitchell And Maya Jackson-Randall, “Student-Loan Debt Tops $1 Trillion,”The Wall Street Journal, 3/22/12) $85 Billion: Total Of Student Loan Past Due Balances. (Meta Brown, Andrew Haughwout, Donghoon Lee, Maricar Mabutas, And Wilbert van der Klaauw, “Grading Student Loans,” Federal Reserve Bank Of New York,
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Armistead: Keahey Political Posturing Wasting Taxpayers Thousands
Democrat’s Stalling Tactics Barrier to Completion of Special Session MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, Bill Armistead, released the following statement: “Senator Marc Keahey (D – Grove Hill) has for all practical purposes shut down the Alabama Senate today by implementing the stalling tactic of having the legislative reapportionment bill read
Statement Regarding Madison County District Judge Contest
BIRMINGHAM, AL – Today, the following statement was released from the Alabama Republican Party: As a result of a complaint filed by two voters in Madison County and a subsequent hearing, the Alabama Republican Party Candidate Committee has determined that Chris Messervy failed to file a required report (with previously undisclosed information) under the Fair
Not In My White House!
Obama Decries Lobbyist Influence As They Visit His White House Last Month, Obama Said People See The “Special Interests That Dominate And The Lobbyists That Always Have Access, And They Say To Themselves, Maybe I Don’t Count.” OBAMA: “You say to yourself, you know what, it just doesn’t seem like things are on the level. It
Mayor Cory Booker Hits Obama Campaign For Attacks On Private Sector
Obama Surrogate/Democrat Mayor Cory Booker Hits Obama Campaign For Attacks On Private Sector Click To Watch Mayor Cory Booker (D-Newark, NJ): “I have to say from a very personal level I’m not about to sit here and indict private equity. To me, it’s just, we’re getting to a ridiculous point in America. Especially, I know, I
Chapman: Honoring our Troops on Memorial Day
Memorial Day is designated each year for remembrance and reflection of those who have given their lives in the service of our country. These brave men and women of our armed services have paid the ultimate sacrifice to defend our nation. We owe a significant debt to both those who have fallen and those who
Stimulation Impossible
Stimulus Funds Still Generating Waste For American Taxpayers To Richard Wolffe, Obama “Also Admitted That The Enormous Sums Of Money” In The Stimulus “Had Fallen Short.” “Yet he also admitted that the enormous sums of money had fallen short. ‘If we’re honest, part of the controversy also is that despite the extraordinary work that has been
Desperate In Coal Country
Under Pressure, Biden Panders On Coal _____________________________________________________________________ IN COAL COUNTRY, BIDEN SAID AMERICA “DESPERATELY” NEEDS COAL Last Night, Biden Said “We Desperately Need Coal.” BIDEN: “It’s all of the above for us. We desperately need coal. We need it to get cleaner and cleaner. We desperately all the sources of energy.” ( WTOV9, 5/17/12) Click Here
Governor Bentley Announces April Unemployment Rate Decline
MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Friday announced that Alabama’s preliminary April unemployment rate is 7.2%, down from March’s revised rate of 7.4%. April’s rate represents 154,307 unemployed persons, down from 157,494 last month and 203,520 in April 2011. “Alabama hasn’t seen an unemployment rate this low since the start of the recession,” Governor Bentley said. “I think we
Second Year of Republican Leadership Yields More Conservative Reforms
Second Year of Republican Leadership Yields More Conservative Reforms Legislature delivers on bills to create jobs, advance education and improve government efficiency MONTGOMERY – Alabama’s movement toward responsible, conservative government made major progress in the second year of Republican leadership in the Legislature, with several landmark reforms and job creation measures successfully passing in the