Sen. Donnelly urges youth involvement in political process

By CARTER DE JONG

Student Reporter

 

Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly visited Penn High School for the National Honor Society Induction on October 19. Senator Donnelly spoke about how important it was for high school students to be involved in all aspects of their life from school to the community. He also praised the National Honor Society inductees for their amazing hard work.

    After Senator Donnelly spoke and the names of this years inductees were read, he was available to answer questions about the election and the issues that are affecting young people today.

“Everything that happens now is going to determine where our country is when we hand it off to you,” Donnelly said about the importance of young people getting out and voting.

A key issue for students is student loan debt.

Senator Donnelly is in favor of lowering the interests rates of student loans to that of home mortgage rates, which would make it much more affordable for our nation’s families.

One of the key points of the 2016 election has been the large amount of negative campaigning by both candidates which has largely divided the nation. Senator Donnelly believes that despite the outcome of the election the nation will come together again.

Lastly he was asked about the importance of education. His main point was the importance of pre-k education due to the fact that the majority of brain development occurs before kindergarten.

Senator Donnelly also made a point of the importance of continuing education after high school.