03/09/2010
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"Thank you for the Federal financial aid that has been made available to me and for the opportunity to achieve my dreams in life."
"There is no bigger economic or educational failure than having a committed and prepared student who has to forego a postsecondary education because it's just too expensive."
"Students from wealthy families are seven times as likely to have earned a bachelor's degree by age 24 than those from poor families."
"Senator Harkin recently introduced the Smarter Borrowing Act to improve loan counseling requirements."