Rubén Hinojosa: “My message to you today is simple: the Direct loan program is here to stay because it is the best option for student…”

In the last 4 years we have shown great improvement in graduation rates, in enrollment in higher education, and graduation, even, at the colleges.

We sell our families short when we accept that high-interest loans are the best we can do for our communities.

Just last month, we celebrated six years since ACA's enactment and celebrated the 20 million previously uninsured Americans who now have access to quality, affordable coverage.

Small businesses and Main Street are the lifeblood of our economy. We should be doing everything we can to ensure that Main Street America is able to prosper.