Political Quotes

“I spent some time this afternoon in my office talking with a young man from my State of Maine. His name is Patrick, and he is a sophomore at Georgetown. He is studying international economics. He is very bright, articulate, and thoughtful. He happens to also come from a working-class family and is able to attend Georgetown with the help of federally funded student financial aid. I know that without that financial aid Patrick, and indeed a majority of Maine students, would not be able to afford higher education. We all know how expensive college education is. Public and private schools have been forced to raise their tuition to meet expenses, putting a college education even further out of reach for many students. Topping that, by cutting financial aid, it is a recipe for disaster. Mr. Speaker, what is critical about student financial aid, that it provides access to higher education. It does not make anybody smarter or more skilled, but it does give people the ability to go on to school to broaden their minds and learn new and necessary skills.”