Khator made special mention of UH's recent designation as a Tier One research university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, noting that with projected cuts, UH would be hard pressed to continue its progress towards becoming a state-certified Tier One school.
"It is not an exaggeration to say that cuts of this magnitude would severely limit our ability to achieve our goals. In fact, we would not be able to support the students we currently enroll, much less accommodate forecast enrollment increases in the coming years," Khator said in front of the state senate finance committee.
Very short sighted policy to just get re-elected while literally destroying your future prospects. The Rs are master of short term election gains at the expense of our future.
See my post on Krugman's opinion piece about why they think like this: -
Eat the Future:(