| Voters in New Jersey's 11th congressional district need to read up on the person representing them in Washington. Rodney Frelinghuysen, someone who touts his moderate credentials, has gone off the deep end.
The New Jersey Herald quotes Rep. Frelinghuysen on the College Student Relief Act of 2007. "Colleges and universities must do more to contain their costs, including those related to health care, insurance, and administrative and academic salaries," Frelinghuysen said. "Clearly, more must be done to address the cost crisis for those students entering college now and in the years to come." What does Frelinghuysen mean when he says "contain the costs?"
Maybe he means cutting $12 billion in federal student-loan programs, which Rod and House Republicans did last February -- the day after they gave President Bush a standing ovation when he demanded permanent tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. That day, they also cut from other public services like Medicare, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, and more -- all in the name of containing costs.
Frelinghuysen ended up voting for the massively popular bill, as he saw that every NJ member besides Garrett voted for it (Retire Garrett will cover his votes later this week).
But his words and his prior votes beg the question, 'What does Rod Frelinghuysen know about containing costs?' He's been in Congress for 7 terms -- years that have seen a surplus deflate into a deficit. He's cut aid for the aging and widowed. He's made it harder for working families to send their kids to college. All to give the wealthy some taxes cuts and allow the President to spend hundreds of billions (likely trillions) on a war with no oversight.
Frelinghuysen has no right to lecture anyone on containing costs. |
