Political Quotes

“thousands of young Americans across this country will get absolutely no relief from this Republican tax bill. No, all they will get is a tax increase. That is right. This bill imposes a new tax on educational opportunity, and it is wrong. Universities across our country often provide incentives to talented graduate students as teaching or research assistants by reducing their tuition at the same time they offer services as teachers and researchers for the future of our higher education system. Currently this assistance is not taxed. But the Republicans propose to tax it, to tax educational opportunity, at the same time they provide one tax break after another for the rich and the famous. Taxing educational opportunities penalizes the very people that we need to be helping. These are young people who are struggling to get by on $12,000 or $15,000, and suddenly they will face a very substantial tax increase. Let us reject the Republican tax hike on educational opportunity.”