I want to say on just a few of her points, talking about the real cost of tuition, we talk about students, we talk about the cost of young people having to foot the bill, we talk about students leaving the college experience, the higher educational experience if they get through, if they can afford it, carrying on a great deal of debt that starts them off in the working world already in the hole. They went to school to be able to help America be stronger and also help themselves to be able to get the kind of job they need to be able to provide for their families and be able to buy a home. And what she is saying is very real.
Kendrick Meek: “I want to say on just a few of her points, talking about the real cost of tuition, we talk about students, we talk about…”
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Discussing the challenges students face with college tuition and debt.
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