Republican Leader Dick Ackerman and his Senate flunkies failed the young people of California. After 51 days of preventing the state’s colleges, hospitals, clinics for the elderly and child care facilities from receiving much needed state funding, Senate Republicans have decided to raise the fees on California's students yet again. Yesterday, as Senate Republicans raised student fees, they passed tax breaks for boat owners. Senate Republican Leader Dick Ackerman sent a clear message to the people of California that his rich friends at the Yacht club are more important than California's students—the future of California.

“How does this add up? Whose priorities are these? Republicans held-up the budget for what? Certainly not to protect California’s young voters,” said California College Democrats President Nick Warshaw.

Republicans will pay at the ballot box for their contempt of students. On Election Day, young Californians will again turn out to the polls in record numbers and we will all be wishing Senate Republicans a Bon Voyage!