If we are ever going to balance the budget, the fact is we are going to require members to cast some tough votes. Many of these votes will be career-ending votes, and a constitutional amendment will not change that reality.
Scott highlights the political risks of making tough budgetary decisions.
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The repeal represents the federal government walking away from that responsibility, which jeopardizes the hard-fought progress we have made.
Instead, they’re forced to deal with uncertainty and chaos created by an administration that has systematically weakened the federal student aid system.
I’m disappointed the majority again ignores parents’ concerns, favoring divisive culture wars for political gain.
It’s difficult to articulate how impractical these proposals are, to say nothing of the pain and suffering they’ll inflict on students, educators and their communities, if they were to become law.
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