Political Quotes

“H.R. 2535 is very similar to section 8 of a bill that I introduced in both this Congress and the last Congress, this Congress it is H.R. 2140, the Federal Accountability and Institutional Reform and Education Act, or FAIR Ed Act, which would make commonsense reforms to the student loan program. The bill that we are talking about today, H.R. 2535, deserves a positive vote from Members on both sides of the aisle. It is going to provide students with the ability to consolidate loans either from the Federal Student Loan Program or the Federal Family Education Loan Program into a single student loan. This is going to allow students to better manage their student loan debt and avoid defaults. That is going to be good for the students, it is going to be good for the schools, and it is going to be good for the Federal Government. It is unfortunate under the current circumstances that this has to come forward as an emergency bill, but this is a great first step in the process of reauthorizing the Higher Education Act. I urge my colleagues to vote 'yes.'”