Gregory Meeks: “Just what we are talking about, showing that you have a plan and moving away, Senator Kerry talked about his College…”

“Just what we are talking about, showing that you have a plan and moving away, Senator Kerry talked about his College Opportunity Tax Credit, but he also understands the deficits that the universities are having. So he also has a plan. It is called the State Tax Relief and Education Fund where Senator Kerry will help States struggling to bridge deficits resulting from the Bush economic policies with $25 billion to stop educational cuts and tuition increases across the country. So it seems to me we are moving in the right direction. He also is talking about service for college so that if, in fact, he will initiate an offer to Americans to earn the chance of the equivalent of the State's 4-year public college tuition in exchange for 2 years of service. Senator Kerry will set a goal within the next decade of enlisting 500,000 young people a year in service for college. Steps in the right direction. Educating our young people, making it affordable for them and strengthening our country. This is what America is all about.”