2008 Woodie Awards
A Q&A based on issue stances from Norm Coleman's website
Ted Norgaard
Issue date: 10/15/08 Section: News
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"Senator Coleman has worked in a bipartisan manner with Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Ted Kennedy (D-MA) to successfully champion an increase in Pell Grants in the Higher Education Reauthorization bill passed in July 2008. Because of this legislation, Pell Grants will increase from $4,050 to $8000 by 2014."
Senator Coleman has also been part of several other congressional measures including the College Textbook Affordability Act of 2007, Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education grants program and others.
Where do you stand on the economic bailout?
"I am supporting the Senate's bipartisan financial stabilization package because the cost of inaction is simply too high … We must ensure the availability of capital, which is the key to our economy. This bipartisan plan will meet my chief concerns of protecting American taxpayers and holding Wall Street accountable by ensuring no blank checks, limiting executive compensation, ending golden parachutes and increasing needed oversight of the tax dollars being spent."
Where do you stand on the war in Iraq?
"They've made significant progress in Iraq, but it is increasingly evident that the Iraqis must assume responsibility for their own military security and make progress towards political and diplomatic unification ... Coleman believes the goal should be to continue moving U.S. troops into a secondary support role."
What's your stance on energy independence?
"The energy systems of the future will require an infrastructure that can support a wider range of technologies and resources. Our nation's energy infrastructure is incapable of meeting the growing energy needs of this country in a clean manner with domestic resources."
Source: colemanforsenate.com. Senator Coleman could not be reached in time for this article.
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