Commonwealth Foundation - SB1 for Smarties

"Will SB1 force school districts to raise taxes or reduce funding for local schools?  NO.  In fact, school districts should be more capable of lowering their taxes.  Here's why: The Harrisburg School District spends approximately $17,675 per student.  Under SB1, a low-income student trapped in a chronically underperforming school would be eligible to utilize a state-funded voucher of approximately $8,828 to attend an alternative public or private school. Where does the remaining $8,847 go?  It stays in the district effectively increasing the amount of money per student for t" Visit:Commonwealth Foundation - SB1 for Smarties:

Congressman Barletts - Standing with Israel

Congressman Lou Barletta in his May 25th e-mail message wrote:
"Yesterday, I had the privilege of being part of a Joint Session of Congress to hear Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak on the challenges facing his country and the important partnership between our two democratic nations. I’m proud to stand with Israel in their struggle for democracy, freedom, and security."

Congressman Barletta quotes Prime Minister Netanyahu,

“Israel has no better friend than America. And America has no better friend than Israel. We stand together to defend democracy. We stand together to advance peace. We stand together to fight terrorism.”

Congressman Barletta wrote he was "upset to hear President Obama advocating for a smaller Israel" in his speech at the State Department. "Israelis deserve security... Israel has an absolute right to exist."

Barletta back in immigration fight - News - Standard Speaker

"The newly elected congressman and former mayor of Hazleton is drafting his first piece of legislation, which will crack down on so-called 'sanctuary cities,' or places where elected officials choose not to enforce immigration policy.

Barletta said he is also creating the new 112th Congress Immigration Reform Caucus, which will closely examine American immigration policy" Visit:
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Time for the U.S. to Get Out of NATO | Gene Healy | Cato Institute: Commentary

"We got dragged into Libya by our NATO allies, who aren't competent to run a proper airwar against a crumbling Third-World autocracy, and are now complaining that we're not doing more to bail them out." Visit:
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