Craddick Says He Will Work To Restore Community College Funding
Vince Leibowitz | Aug 03, 2007 | Comments 0
Evidently House Speaker Tom Craddick (R-Midland) has decided it is time to see the light on community college funding:
House Speaker Tom Craddick said Thursday that he will work with state leaders to restore $154 million in community college funding that was axed by the governor’s veto pen.
In a friendly letter to political nemesis Jim Dunnam, D-Waco, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, Mr. Craddick declined to get into the war of words that has escalated since Gov. Rick Perry nixed the funds in June. Mr. Perry said colleges misrepresented the number of employees eligible for state-funded group health benefits.
Mr. Craddick, R-Midland, said he understands the governor’s concerns and wants to work with him and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst to restore the funding. But while agreeing philosophically with Mr. Dunnam, he avoided the lawmaker’s tacit invitation in a letter last week to criticize the veto as “ill-conceived.”
“I can assure you we will be ready to announce a solution to this issue in the very near future,” Mr. Craddick’s letter says before concluding with a friendly send-off. “I hope this letter finds you and your family enjoying a wonderful summer.”
Interesting. Here is Craddick’s letter; here is Dunnam’s letter to Craddick.
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