Political Quotes

“I held a hearing last week in the Judiciary Committee on an issue that most Americans are aware of, but not aware of the severity of the challenge we face. The issue relates to student loan debt. Last month the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys issued an eye-opening report entitled ``The Student Loan Debt Bomb.'' The report pointed out that American student borrowing exceeded $100 billion in 2010, and the total outstanding student loans exceeded $1 trillion last year. There is now more student loan debt in this country than credit card debt. Of course, when used prudently, student loans can be valuable. I am living proof of that. I borrowed money to go to college and law school. I paid it back and felt it was money well invested. I stand here today because of it. A lot of students have gone through the same experience. Unfortunately, too many students today are being steered into loans that they will never be able to repay. According to an analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 37 million Americans hold outstanding student loan debt with an average balance of $23,300. However, only 39 percent of those student loan borrowers were actually paying down the balance. More than half of the student loan borrowers in the United States are not paying down their loan.…”