Political Quotes

“I would be happy to, reclaiming my time. First, let me echo what Senator Brown said, how this is about being competitive. When he talked about the Pell grants, I have to reference my colleague and predecessor, Claiborne Pell, because he seized on the lesson of the GI Bill and said: Let's extend it broadly to college students. So Pell grants, Stafford loans, all of those vehicles were created. Frankly, I think that is not only the reason we have led the world and the Nation in creativity, but it is the reason America, as well as--and probably better than any other place in the world, was able to proliferate computers and technology, et cetera, because we have a literate, well- educated citizenry who first could invent these devices and then could use them properly. We are in danger, if we don't continue to support education, of losing our innovative edge and losing our capacity as a people to adopt innovation and technology and to continue to lead. For all of these reasons, our economic future is linked to continuing to support higher education. There is another point I wish to make before I talk about the way we have proposed to pay for this; that is, there have been some on the other side who say the problem is that tuition is going out of sight, and we are contributing to those tuition hikes. Well, under the subsidized loan program, the maximum borrowing is $23,000. So this is not the driving force.…”