Joni Ernst: “I want to thank the Senator from West Virginia for arranging today's floor speeches focused on FAFSA. Today is May 1…”

“I want to thank the Senator from West Virginia for arranging today's floor speeches focused on FAFSA. Today is May 1, and it is national college decision day. Typically, this day is cause for celebration for students and families all across the United States. Finalizing the next step after high school represents a huge milestone for young men and women and one that is earned by that late- night studying, participating in different extracurricular activities, and meticulously filling out applications, and oftentimes determined by a good old college road trip. Together, families will hop on the highway to find their future college or university, hopefully of that student's choosing. This year, as folks embarked on this journey, little did they know that the Biden administration would be putting up roadblocks. So, today, instead of celebrating college decision day, there are millions of young people waiting anxiously to hear from the Department of Education on whether they will be able to afford college. The best way for college hopefuls to know what support they may receive comes from the free application for Federal student aid, which we call the FAFSA. Due to incomplete planning measures and likely yielding to progressives' priorities, Biden's Department of Education released this year's FAFSA form 3 months late, drastically condensing the timeline for families to submit it.…”