Political Quotes

“Well, let me first thank the distinguished gentleman from the Badger State, my good friend, Representative Mark Pocan, who has been such a tremendous leader on this issue and a tremendous leader on issues of significance to progressive America--to America, in fact-- during his short time in the Congress. We've seen week after week, month after month, Representative Pocan has come to the floor of the House of Representatives, the people's House, and boldly articulated a progressive vision for how we can deal with some of the problems that we confront today in America. {time} 2010 And certainly when we talk about wrapping our arms collectively around the issues of great significance to this country of ours, dealing with the crisis in higher education is of utmost importance. As Representative Pocan has eloquently laid out, if the Congress does not act by July 1, more than 7 million Americans will face a doubling of their student loan interest rate from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent, increasing an already heavy burden as it relates to their college education. Why is it important that we address this issue? Well, one, the cost of a college education in America keeps going up, but the amount of financial aid available to these students keeps coming down. And so college and higher education, which is a pathway toward the American Dream, is increasingly out of reach for low-income Americans, for working families, for the sons and the daughters of the middle class.…”