| Show n Sen Bennett visits J n Josie Salazar Campus Reporter Utah Republican Senator Bob Bennett was invited by The Student Governmental Affairs Council of Salt Lake Community College to hold a Q A. A session for students and faculty in inthe inthe inthe the North cafeteria at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on August 31 2009 Bennett answered key questions from student and faculty on issues ranging from the national budget to healthcare reform Bennett reported that congress had considered a constitutional amendment to balance the budget atone at atone atone one time But had turned it down I voted for it he added He explained that what is more important than creating a constitutional amendment to balance the national budget is that Balancing the budget will require that input income matches output Bennett said Bennett explained that at this time the country can control the amount spent but cannot control the amount coming backI back I think education and healthcare are the two biggest issues right now and money has to be spent to help those areas Those are the two things that are inevitable in life Samantha Shattuck Secondary Education Major said Bennett also clarified that under the Social Security issue That there is no special Senate retirement plan I am on the same healthcare plan as someone at Hill Air force base and that I am on the same retirement as someone at atHill at Hill Air force base said Bennett Bennett also discussed the Healthy American Act that he was asked n alongside to sponsor co-sponsor Democrat Senator Ron of Oregon It is bipartisan he said u And I was delighted that a s J Senator is focusing t ton on fix fixing ng the problem I F. F rather than ideology Bennett explained I that while the Healthy American Act resembled r it that of Governor of Mitt Massachusetts J o Romneys Romney's it differentiated Ih h because the score or cost was lower Bennett in his third third term started out his his political career while while- managing his fathers father's Senator Wallace Bennett J US U.S. Senate reelection Jr campaign in 1962 Bennett was later elected I Ito to the US senate for his first term in also serves as a Senior Member of the Senate Banking Committee and a member of the Joint Economic Committee He also served as Franklin Quests Quest's CEO |
