Political Quotes

“I just want to say that I think one of the things that we sort of recognize and are very proud of as Americans is that we have always revered our system of higher education and that we have always understood that people's ability to access education is part of, for many young people, the way they help to realize the American Dream for themselves and their families. We've always prided ourselves as a democracy on this mobility: that no matter who you are, if you want to and if you work hard enough, you can go to college and you can afford to, and then you can build a better life for yourself and your family. This mobility is really a key part of the American success story. I read recently a piece in The Times about our living in a time now when that mobility is really being threatened, and college access is part of that challenge. If we are going to preserve the mobility that has made this democracy so strong and so great, we have to be sure we protect access to higher education for the young people who are pursuing it. It's not only that it's going to be this incredible hardship on families, but we're going to be crushing the dreams of many young people. As you said, as they're getting these decisions in the mail, some young people are going to have to decide, you know, I can't go to the college of my choice. I can't pursue this dream I have because I'm not going to be able to afford to pay back these loans at these interest rates.…”