Getting rid of the state scholarship program

I got my Masters' Degree from University of Illinois/Springfield with the assistance of a Legislative Scholarship from my home State Representative--Cal Skinner. I worked FOR YEARS serving the people of the State of Illinois (honorably) and NEVER got paid anywhere near what my services were worth. BUT--I got a great education with that scholarship and considered it my duty to repay the taxpayers with service. Sure, there have been some abuses of the scholarship program--but for ever abuse there are probably a thousand stories just like mine. So getting rid of the program is a bad idea--FIXING it would have been better. Another example of taking a sledge hammer to something rather than dealing with the real issues. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-illinois-senate-votes-to-end-legislative-scholarships-20120503,0,6666403.story