Betty Sutton: “the Congress has an obligation to address the needs of the American people, and to work with them to address the…”

“the Congress has an obligation to address the needs of the American people, and to work with them to address the pressing problems that they face. Today, we take a great step towards regaining the faith of the American people as we pass the College Cost Reduction Act to provide hundreds of thousands of American families with the opportunity to create a better life for their children. I am proud to be a part of that effort. The College Cost Reduction Act is a fiscally responsible bill which makes the single largest investment in college aid since the GI Bill, which, as we all know, provided our Greatest Generation with the opportunity to create the Nation we know today. This legislation invests over $20 billion in student aid, and does so with no additional cost to the taxpayers. I urge all of my colleagues to vote for this investment in our children, in our economy and in our future, to keep faith with the American people, and to send a clear message that the American Dream is not a relic of the past, but a cornerstone of our future.”