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On the recordJune 7, 1995
I rise today to protest another one of the Republican plans to kill the American dream. I am speaking of the budget that was rammed through last week. This budget gutted the Student Loan Program, taking away the hopes and dreams of young Americans who will not be able to go to college. The budget plan is bad. The Republicans have betrayed the future of America by getting rid of student loans in order to cut taxes for their rich friends. To finance this despicable tax cut for the rich, they have sold out the young people of America. There are some great kids in Alabama and elsewhere in this fantastic country who now will never be able to reach their full potential. We have enticed them and lured them to sleep with dreams of a bright future, and the Republicans have turned those dreams into nightmares. Wake up, Alabama. Wake up, America.
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Earl F. Hilliard
Alabama
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Addressing the impact of the Republican budget on student loans and young Americans.

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