Heidi Alexander: “The Senator from New Jersey is known in his State and across the country as a pioneer in education, putting children…”

“The Senator from New Jersey is known in his State and across the country as a pioneer in education, putting children first. Having his support and advice on this bill will be a great advantage in helping it go from the Senate floor through the House to the President's desk and into law. In 2013 the Congress and President Obama made significant steps forward in improving the student loan program--a $100 billion per year Federal program to help students go to college. That law created a market-based, market-pricing system, and it had the effect in that year of reducing the rate for undergraduates, cutting it about in half. The two Senators who led that were the Senator from North Carolina, Mr. Burr, and the Senator from Maine, Mr. King. Senator Burr and Senator King have continued to work on student loans, making it easier for students to go to college, easier for them to pay their loans, and easier for them to pay them back. We are proud to have them as cosponsors, but they have their own legislation on student loan repayments, which I am pleased to cosponsor and which will be a top priority in the Senate HELP Committee as soon as we finish fixing No Child Left Behind. I now yield in this colloquy to Senator Burr. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Carolina.”