“So, I do it to thank them. I also do it because we have some great people there that are running and I want to make sure they win.”

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Michael Roth: “I am trying to help satisfy some of the pressing educational problems facing America. When I go home to my little State…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2000
I am trying to help satisfy some of the pressing educational problems facing America. When I go home to my little State of Delaware, a matter of real concern to families, whether their children are teenagers, in secondary or in grammar school, is how the family can afford to send their children to quality colleges. This is a key problem facing the typical American family. Make no mistake about it. I defy any one of you to go home and talk to parents, talk to your neighbors who have children. Time and again they will tell you how difficult it is to have the funds necessary to pay for college education. So I do not apologize for bringing this kind of legislation before us.
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Discussing the challenges of affording college education during a debate on education legislation.

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