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On the recordJune 4, 2014
Thank you, Mr. President. I will wrap up simply by saying that this is common sense. Let's lower this burden, and then let's go on and do much more: control the cost of tuition, raise the impact of Pell grants, and pursue low- interest student loans as a tool for our students from here going forward. Mr. President, I am delighted to have had this chance to speak to a fundamental challenge to young Americans in every State of the United States of America. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New York.
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