John Tierney: “I want to just amplify comments made by Mr. Courtney with respect to what the Ryan budget would do to some of the higher…”

I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to urge the House to act on responsible legislation that I have introduced that would help tens of millions of college students, graduates, parents, and middle class families all…

When we got into Congress that year after that election and the Speaker of the House now was the chairman of this committee, long time from Wisconsin, I offered an amendment to the bill that would fully fund IDEA. Not a single member of…

I appreciate that from my colleague. The reason this mother supports the bill is that she knows it is going to help her daughter pay her loans in a reasonable way, while pursuing other goals this life. This is really, Mr. Speaker, about…

What can we do for those folks to get them back on track that doesn't leave them in the situation being 55 years old, having 98,000 worth of debt, and never be able to get out of this thing?