KTGallagher

Oklahoma Senator Kgallagher, Rupublican

I mostly agree with Tom Conburn M.D. of Oklahoma on the isssues. []

__Five Interesting Facts about Oklahoma:__ 1. Population of 3.6 million 2. 35 million acres of farm land 3. Very strong cowboy ad indian culture 4. State bird is the Scissortail Flycatcher 5. States flower is the Indian Blanket

__Five facts about my state dealing with the issues that interest me:__ 1. Children in Oklahoma deserve the best education possible 2. Crime is not a big issue in Oklahoma 3. Only half the state is really effected by crime 4. large population. 5. Large population leads to a larger amount of pollution.

I am very interested in __Education__ because it can make or break children's futures, __Crime__ because people's safety are at risk, and __Environment__ because we live on this earth and i want it to last as long as possible.

1. I feel that all children should have the chance to go to college and get the best education possible. Also that we need to offer as many scholarships as possible in order to give everyone an equal opportunity to succeed and have a good education. This will give a better chance of good jobs when the students are older, so they will not hsve to be in the same position thier families are in right now.

2. For crime feel the entire country needs to take caution in who they trust and who they give or sell weapons to. People can not deny the right to bare arms but they have to be careful in who they trust.

3.Concerning the environment i feel that we need to make more laws to further reduce the levels of pollution. We need to hire a group on scientists to help solve the problem with the environment and save it every way we can.

SB38- Senator Ldomeck and I are writing a bill that has to do with the Price of Education. We are trying to pass that every family making less then 40,000 a year and are a junior or senior in high school can have a chance for a scholarship ranging from 5,000 to 50,00. Other scholarships will still exist, but children meeting this criteria have that opportunity no matter what college or grades. This should be supported because it will help prepare the students for real life leading them to be mroe successful. Also getting an education will lead to a better job which will help get out of our economic depression we are facing today.IT may cost alot but it is worth it to see the young people of this nation getting ready to one day lead this nation.

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