Patty Murray actually said...

"I look forward to working with Chairman Alexander and our committee members over the next several months to reauthorize the Higher Education Act in a bipartisan way."

"We've got to make sure, however, that our families get accurate consumer information. College has to be more affordable."

"If we all remember, the economy collapsed about 6 years ago, and revenue to States collapsed with that as a result of what happened on Wall Street."

"I'll be working to reduce the crushing burden of student debt that limits so many families across the country today."