Joe Manchin actually said...

The Upward Bound program... has been such a wonderful program, helped so many kids in my State of West Virginia.

We did a bill at that time, which is a background check, but we had school safety in that background, the Manchin-Toomey bill.

if you really want to make college expensive, make it free, and have the Federal Government pay the bill.

I hope we can set partisan politics aside and pass a bill with meaningful investments that support fair access to quality education for all ...