Barack Obama actually said...

This is a great accomplishment—not just for one sport or one college or even just for women but for America.

We can make sure that this country remains the place where, no matter who you are or what you look like, you can make it if you try.

Title IX was the result of their efforts, and this week, we celebrated its 40th anniversary.

So if we know that a higher education is the clearest path to the middle class, why would we make it harder to achieve?