State of the State response

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Javier A. Brown

Communications Director, College Democrats of Georgia

404-602-8485

205-218-9117 (cell)

southerndemocratjab@yahoo.com

Tonight, while Governor Purdue was giving the State of the State address, a child was at home crying, sick and could not go to the doctor because he or she is uninsured and no longer has the benefits of Peachcare to take care of them. A high school senior sat at home discouraged because due to tuition hikes he cannot afford to go to college. Someone’s grandmother who has worked all of her life is being forced out of a nursing home because of the Medicaid cuts under Governor Purdue. A teacher went home from work today frustrated because class sizes have doubled in the past 2 years.

It is time to go back to the Old Georgia; when Georgia values really mattered. For Georgia’s sake, let’s go back to taking care of the little guy, and not be beholden to corporate interests. Why not take time during the legislative session to make sure that bills are passed to ensure that K-12 schools have the funding necessary, that every student who wants to go to college can afford it, and that our children and seniors have the healthcare that is necessary.

Governor Purdue, the State of the State is bleak; lacking promises for the future and filled with nightmares for a New Georgia.