VIDEO of impromptu interview with U.S. Rep. C. Scott Franklin (R-FL-15) during the GOP “Win Back America” rally at the Sin-n-Fun Skylight Hanger in LAKELAND, Fla., U.S.A. this past Saturday, 14 May 2022 [[Interview With GOP Congressman Sat 5-14-2022: Why haven't you cut harmful liberal pork subsidies?]]
Press Inquiry for fellow Republicans:
By Gordon Wayne Watts, Editor-in-Chief, The Register | [ Direct: 863-688-9880 ; 863-687-6141 ]
Nat'l Dir., CONTRACT WITH AMERICA: PART II (TM) ; Friday, 13 May 2022 (PLANT CITY, Fla.) |
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-- QUESTION: “Why have you not, as yet, filed legislation that seeks to reverse these toxic bills that go against our Republican Party's official platform?[1] GOP PLATFORM QUOTE: “The federal government should not be in the business of originating student loans.”[1] -- Multiple choice answer:
[[A]] I really don't support the Republican Party's stated platform, above; I'm a Liberal.
[[B]] I do support the GOP platform, but haven't filed or co-sponsored any such bills because:
[[1]] Exigent “emergency” circumstances (fill in the blank).
[[2]] Lack of student loan bankruptcy self-defense to provide Conservative “Free Market” check on the Dept of Ed's insane and excessive lending has allowed lobbyists to make subsidy/spending cuts politically impossible, but I shall immediately support student loan bankruptcy legislation[2] to make this so.
[[3]] I *have* filed / co-sponsored spending cuts legislation (fill in the blank).
Editor's Note: S.2598 (a student loan bk bill with more GOP sponsors than Democrat), https://www.Congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2598/cosponsors and H.R.4907 for private collegiate loans https://www.Congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4907/text would do the trick and make [[2]], above, possible, and be our conservative alternative to liberal free handouts. I.e., Rep. FRANKLIN needs to join Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and John Cornyn (R-TX) and chairman Durbin on this bill.
Source:
[1] QUOTE: On page 35 of the Republican Party Platform[1], we see the GOP clearly says: “The federal government should not be in the business of originating student loans.” (1ST sentence of last paragraph, near bottom-right of page) [Editor's Note: This is page 42 of 66 of “PDF” page numbers, but the writer labels this as page “35,” since the first 7 pages weren't given regular page numbers.] Source: “REPUBLICAN PLATFORM 2016,” used under Fair Use for commentary, criticism, and research. Editor's Note: This author could not find a more current version, such as 2020 or more recent.
LINK: https://Prod-Cdn-Static.GOP.com/media/documents/DRAFT_12_FINAL%5B1%5D-ben_1468872234.pdf
Archive-2: https://ContractWithAmerica2.com/DRAFT_12_FINAL[1]-ben_1468872234.pdf
See also: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/31/student-debt-forgiveness-could-become-a-bipartisan-issue.html
[2] For a copy of legislation to cut these Liberal higher Ed pork subsidies:
LINK: https://ContractWithAmerica2.com/#pork
Mirror-1: https://GordonWatts.com/n.index.html#pork
Mirror-2: https://GordonWayneWatts.com/n.index.html#pork
Archive-1: https://Archive.ph/rL3A7#pork
Archive-2: https://Web.Archive.org/web/20220502181841/https://contractwithamerica2.com/#pork
YOUTUBE link: https://youtu.be/wld3SIWcGrg
FACEBOOK video link: https://www.Facebook.com/GordonWayneWatts/videos/1392670091230359
FACEBOOK post link: https://www.Facebook.com/GordonWayneWatts/posts/10222021924442090
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