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On the recordMay 7, 2014
Mr. President, I will conclude with this: In a recent study, it was found that the United States could add $500 billion to the gross domestic product over the next 15 years by increasing the number of workers with postsecondary education by 20 million--more workers, a greater economy, a more successful America, and a nation that leads the globe. Let's do and learn from what our parents and grandparents knew and did in this body and around the Nation. Let's make college affordable for our citizens. I thank the Presiding Officer and yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Hawaii.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

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