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Porter says he opposes two issues currently before the council. He voted against an amendment to fund the House Committees with unrestricted block grants and opposes raising the minimum grant percentage given to student groups from 60 to 65 percent...
...looking for ways to become more relevant in student life and improve its image in the process. Well, ladies and gentlemen of the council, this is your change to accomplish both of these goals simultaneously, simply by supporting the referendum. You may not agree with us that a fixed minimum percentage of the council budget should be constitutionally mandated to go to the Grants Fund and House Committees; but you must support the referendum in principle if you expect to preserve what little credibility you have left with the students whom you claim to represent...
...increased allocation were asked to look at this year as a trial period for throwing more money into the grants process. This trial period has just begun, why not give it a try and see how the recent increase affects student group funding? Why set a new minimum level for the grants process at an all-time high without testing the idea first? Why hastily commit future councils and student representatives that may have different priorities to a drastic measure and deny each new set of elected representatives the chance to debate the priorities of future councils and effectively serve...
...majority in Congress. Newt Gingrich and his allies in Congress realized the unpopularity of their ideas well before the election. Republicans often accuse Bill Clinton of talking like a Republican, but this year it was Republicans who were talking like Democrats. Republicans took credit for the increase in the minimum wage and the health insurance reform bill that came out of the 104th Congress only after a tremendous fight by Democrats and massive resistance from Republicans. Republicans tried to excuse their inexcusable raids on Medicare while saying that they were only trying to "save" it. Newt took an extended vacation...
...referendum asks for a five percent increase in the minimum amount of money the council sets aside for grants to student groups. The council's constitution currently sets the minimum amount at 60 percent, but the council awarded 63 percent of its budget to student groups this year...