Atlanta GA -- Michael Coles, candidate for United States Senate, today refuted Paul Coverdell’s claims about his record on education in the United States Senate. Coverdell’s claims were made in a new campaign television commercial. “Coverdell’s education ads are misleading and deceptive; they do not reflect his real record on education,” noted Coles. “Despite claims that he has improved our public education system, in his six years in the Senate, Paul Coverdell has not written or sponsored any piece of legislation that has had any effect on any school in this country public or private.” “Paul Coverdell is depicting himself as an advocate for public education in his television spots, but his actions in the Senate demonstrate just the opposite,” Coles continued. “Coverdell has consistently voted against federal funding for education, even when that federal funding would go directly to local school boards to hire more teachers, build more schools and reduce class size.” “Over the last six years, Coverdell has voted against adding 100,000 new teachers to our nation’s elementary schools and against $590 million for Georgia school construction,” Coles stated. “Coverdell also voted to cut $800 million in financial aid for Georgia college students to pay for tax cuts.” “The simple fact is that Paul Coverdell has not done a single thing to improve Georgia’s public schools but rather, has repeatedly voted against real initiatives to improve our public education system.” Enclosed is a document which compares the claims made by Coverdell in his education advertisement with his actual record on education in the United States Senate. # # # |
