Hoffman's rise was fueled by Republican luminaries such as Sarah Palin and Tea Party activists who are fired up by charges that Obama is trying to expand the size of the federal government, but in the end Hoffman lost to
Owens by several points.
Under the newly approved plan, the scholarship level would increase to 77 percent in 2020 and
grow by several points in most years until it hits 100 percent in 2029.
At the time, he had just returned from a lengthy vacation in Australia to report that his blood pressure down under had
dropped by several points.