On the recordJune 22, 2011
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1260 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``College Literacy in Finance and Economics Act of 2011'' or the ``College LIFE Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Student borrowing is widespread in higher education, and more than $100,000,000,000 in Federal education loans are originated each year. In 2008, 62 percent of recipients of a baccalaureate degree graduated with student debt. (2) Forty-eight percent of students at 4-year public institutions of higher education borrow money to pay for college, as do 57 percent of students at 4-year private institutions of higher education, and 96 percent of students at for-profit institutions of higher education. (3) In 2008, 92 percent of Black students, 85 percent of Hispanic students, 85 percent of American Indian/Alaska Native students, 82 percent of multi-racial students, 80 percent of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students, 77 percent of White students, and 68 percent of Asian students received financial aid. (4) Students depart from institutions of higher education with significant debt.…





