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Weekly Address: Congress Should Back Plan to Hire Teachers

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“Get Real” – Obama for America TV Ad

Courtesy of Obama for America: Are you in? http://OFA.BO/iNvGHb Voiceover: “Mitt Romney on how to pay for college and start a business…” Mitt Romney: “Take a risk, get the education, borrow money if you have to from your parents’” Voiceover: “Hope they can afford it.” “Romney’s plans could cut college aid for nearly ten million students and eliminate the tax deduction for college tuition.” “President Obama eliminated bank middlemen from college loans… and used the savings to double college grants.” Mitt Romney: “Take a risk, get the education, borrow money if you have to from your parents.” Voiceover: “Get real, Mitt.”

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On Education, GOP Ignores Elephant In The Room – School Funding

House Minority Leader Paul Thissen (DFL – Minneapolis) talks about the real issue with regard to education in Minnesota, which is funding. Republicans refuse to invest in Minnesota schools but instead choose to demonize teachers and public education with reforms that do not work.

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