Anybody seen Brad Ashford?

January 23, 2015

searchingFor the last week, President Obama has proudly been promoting his $60 billion plan for “free” community college to anyone who will listen. What he won’t tell you is how his scheme is actually a middle class tax increase on the college savings accounts of hardworking families.

Despite widespread opposition to the plan – college savings experts tell the New York Times it would be “anti-middle class for families trying to afford college” – Brad Ashford is nowhere to be found on the issue. Yet again, Ashford refuses to stand up to liberals in Washington, despite the harm their policies would do to hardworking Nebraska families.

With his silence, Brad Ashford is complicit each time his liberal leadership devises new ways to squeeze hard earned dollars from middle class families who are just trying to make ends meet.

 NRCC Comment: “President Obama has made it crystal clear that he wants to tax the college savings plans of middle class families, and still Brad Ashford refuses to stand up for hardworking Nebraskans. When will Ashford finally put his constituents ahead of the Obama-Pelosi agenda of higher taxes and never-ending spending?” –NRCC Spokesman Zach Hunter