Political Quotes

“I want to thank the gentleman from Rhode Island and just want to point out to him, as I've pointed out to others of my colleagues here, and thank you so much for your eloquence, not just about what those loans mean to individual families, but what they mean as an economic imperative for the 21st century. As Democrats, we recognize that. I would note that in the great State of Rhode Island, we have an opportunity for 43,000 students in your State, Mr. Cicilline, to make sure that students aren't facing an additional $34 million in increase because of what might happen on July 1. As Republicans and as Democrats, we can do something about this. We don't have to get to a point where we're saying to students for the future that we really don't care about you. We don't care about the fact that we helped you do and be all that you can through high school, but now we're going to dump you when it comes to going to college. So I thank the gentleman for his leadership. Up until today, the Republican majority has simply refused to acknowledge that this hike would affect millions of students and families, 7 million students across this country. Perhaps today after a reversal by the assumed Republican Presidential nominee, we voted on a bill that would finally address the issue. But it's so sad that they did that at the expense of health care for working families. No one understands that more than the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia, my friend and my neighbor.…”