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Flake tries to strike education earmark

The East Valley Tribune

Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake is trying to strike an earmark which would provide $1 million for a Maricopa County Community College program that helps low-income and minority high school students get into college.

Flake, a Republican who represents Arizona’s 6th Congressional District, is known as a steadfast opponent of federal funding for lawmakers’ special projects. He refuses to request money for special projects and often tries to defeat such earmarks in other lawmakers’ districts.

This time, Flake opposed a provision in an energy bill that would aid community colleges in his own district. The earmark was backed by his fellow Arizona representative, Ed Pastor, a Democrat who represents the state’s 4th Congressional District and whose daughter works for the community college district.

Posted by Editor at July 18, 2007 07:53 AM

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