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Bill: Act to Provide Federal Funding to Colleges for Low-Income Families
Details
Submitted by[?]: Animal Rights Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 3201
Description[?]:
| "It has come to our attention that our constituents would like the federal government to fund the tuition for college-bound or in-college students of low income families, as they cannot afford to send their children to college, and young people serve as future workers for this great State, and starting off poor does not bode well for a future workforce." John Mark, Secretary for Education Progressive Federalist Party |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government introduces means tested loans for higher education tuition, to be paid back by students after earnings reach a certain amount.
Current: The government fully subsidizes tuition.
Proposed: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 05:42:11, October 22, 2011 CET | From | Demokratychna Delic Partija | To | Debating the Act to Provide Federal Funding to Colleges for Low-Income Families |
| Message | We believe the funds provided by the federal government should be payed back |
| Date | 06:02:39, October 22, 2011 CET | From | Animal Rights Party | To | Debating the Act to Provide Federal Funding to Colleges for Low-Income Families |
| Message | What changes can our Party make to the bill so other parties will vote for this? |
| Date | 07:03:39, October 22, 2011 CET | From | Syzygy Party | To | Debating the Act to Provide Federal Funding to Colleges for Low-Income Families |
| Message | This is one of the few issues we agree with the Whigs on. We would like the funds payed back and the current system works with the citizens in order to pay off these loans at the best time for the citizens. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 90 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 235 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 47 |
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