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Education groups are flooding Capitol Hill with calls and e-mails to fight the push by Nelson and Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins to slash about $50 billion from proposed new federal grants for state education aid.

The 3.2-million-member National Education Association, one of the biggest union backers of Democrats, has sent a letter to Senate Democrats threatening to lower their rating with the group if they vote against the original level of school aid funding.

"We strongly urge your opposition to the Nelson-Collins amendment to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that would cut funding allocated for education. Votes associated with this issue will be included in the NEA Legislative Report Card for the 111th Congress," wrote NEA execs Diane Shust and Randall Moody.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18514.html

This is legal blackmail at it's best folks! Has anyone told the NEA that they can go suck an egg? Obama ran on transparency and change. Well here's their chance to prove it. Tell the NEA to go back into their taxpaid hole and just work like the rest of us scrubs. We are all taking cuts. It's not all about the NEA!!!! IMHO

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The 3.2-million-member National Education Association, one of the biggest union backers of Democrats, has sent a letter to Senate Democrats threatening to lower their rating with the group if they vote against the original level of school aid funding.

This is what one would call "accredidation"(we all find that big word assuring dont we?).....and pay to play......

I HEARD LOBBYISTS WERE AT THE REMS TOWN MEETING THURSDAY.  THE GUY WHO SPOKE FOR MOHAWK RAMBOS WAS A HIRED GUN WHO GIVES CAMPAIGN CASH TO THE LIKES OF CERTAIN CONNECTED DEMOKRATS AND REPUBLOCRATS FOR THEIR SUPPORT.  SOMEBODY HAVE THE TIME TO CHECK OUT WHO MIGHT HAVE RECEIVED CAMPAIGN CASH IN THE PAST?  I HEARD JUDY D JOE GUIDERELLI AND HIS BROTHER PETER WANTOBEACONTENDERAGAINFORASSEMBLYBIGMISTAKESELFINTERESTEDBUSINESSCONSULTANT ARE IN THEIR POCKET?>  NO WONDER BOB GOD DIDN'T OPEN UP AND CRITISIZE OR SUPPORT REMS.  FOLLOW THE MONET....I'M TRYING TO MISSPELL ALL THE TIME LIKE SAL AND IT'S REALLY TOUGH TO DO.  I MUST HAVE A BETTER EDUCATION THAN SAL OR JUST NOT AS DEVIOUS.  

We don't care for Sal about as much as we don't care for shouting every word. Do you need a new keyboard perhaps?

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We don't care for Sal about as much as we don't care for shouting every word. Do you need a new keyboard perhaps?

Perhaps the shift key is stuck. We enjoy you posts 'william', but it is hard to read when in all caps.

I heard that the Guidarelli boys are also looking for a run 'again' in the political arena. The reps just might be repositioning. But I do agree that the campaign contributions should be checked out. That should be public info.