Political Quotes

“today I rise to voice my dismay at the ongoing assault taking place on some of the most important educational programs in this country. Student loans are under attack by Republican budget cutters who want to give the wealthy a huge tax break. The Republican plan cuts $10 billion in the Stafford Loan Program over the next 7 years. These cuts will add an additional $3,100 to undergraduate costs and $9,400 to graduate students. The Republicans want to knock 157,000 students out of the Perkins Loan Program, denying these low- and middle-income students these loans; 280,000 students will lose Pell grants. Prevention programs such as the Safe and Drug Free Schools Program, will be cut by 60 percent. Even programs like Head Start will not be safe from the Republican budget ax. Why these cuts, Mr. Speaker? The simple answer to that is Republicans are making these cuts to give tax breaks to the wealthiest people in this country. Giving tax breaks to $200,000 incomes is wrong, Mr. Speaker, while cutting education.”