Rep. Miller on the College Cost Reduction Act

Rep. George Miller speaks in favor of the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 and its impact on historically black colleges, which will provide the single largest increase in college aid since the GI bill in 1944. The legislation invests about $18 billion dollars over the next five years in reducing college costs, helping millions of students and families. It comes at no new cost to taxpayers, and is funded by cutting excess subsidies paid by the federal government to lenders in the student loan industry. Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller denounces a Republican effort to kill the bill through a motion to recommit.

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[stater68]

George, the reason college is so expensive is because of government guaranteed loans

[tooldruid]

George Miller = American Hero

[hitchwatch]

The United States and its allies should continue to stand for federal democracy, while making Iraq a killing-field for jihadists and fascists and a training ground for an army that will need to intervene again in other failed state/rogue state contexts. - Christopher Hitchens

[gameshowguy2000]

No wonder the actions of Bush and his party don't match his words. He says he intends to spend his "political capital." He's spent way too much of it to help his big-money pals.

[duecesevenOS]

Heck Yeah. Lay it down George. I started college in 2000 and graduated in 2005. I almost had to drop out the last two years because they took away the Pell Grants and raised the loans...Somebody should be this passionate about the fact that every other country in the world is blowing our students out of the water. I'm just glad I'm not paying the interest rates they are paying right now....

[ScottyUrb]

Wow! You go Congressman Miller!

[nicklefevre]

That's the kind of passion for the people we need in Congress! Let a thousand Miller's bloom in '08 and get this country back on track.

[ClarkGascoigne]

George Miller is an American Hero!!! Thank you for standing up for the future of our country!

[Yellow586]

That was a thing of beauty.

[russnrobb]

God bless you, Mr. Miller!