Dave Camp: “I insert in the Record letters of support for the legislation from the American Association of Community Colleges and…”

“I insert in the Record letters of support for the legislation from the American Association of Community Colleges and the Association of Community College Trustees, as well as the United States Student Association. American Association of Community Colleges, Association of Community College Trustees, July 21, 2014. Dear Representative: On behalf of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT), which represent the nation's more than 1,100 community college presidents and their trustees, we write in support of H.R. 3393, the Student and Family Tax Simplification Act. The legislation achieves several important objectives for the nation's college students, who continue to face substantial financing challenges, even at low-cost community colleges. Its simplification of the current array of higher education tax benefits is critical given that their complexity has led to widespread under- utilization. H.R. 3393 also includes a number of enhancements to the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) that benefit college students: Makes AOTC Permanent: Currently set to expire at the end of 2017, the AOTC is the most important source of support for college students in the tax code. H.R. 3393 makes the benefit permanent and ensures that it will remain in place for students and families.…”