Political Quotes

“Across America, our Nation's young people are burdened with this President's misplaced priorities. With the debacle in Iraq, many of our young people actually give their life or their limb, and with the soaring national debt combined with the personal debt for the cost of going to college, many of our young people find that their future is already mortgaged. Escalating costs for tuition, the textbooks, for the cost of gasoline to get to and from school and work, they all impact who can afford the opportunity of higher education. It was Thomas Jefferson who urged public support of higher education, wanting the youth of all of our States to, 'drink from the cup of knowledge.' But today, those students, thirsty for knowledge, confront too often a parched, unwelcoming desert of financial need and debt; and the last Republican Congress just made matters worse. This bill represents a constructive step forward in making the dream of attending quality institutions a reality.”