House Proceeding on Jul 31st, 2008 :: 4:08:00 to 4:10:25
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Speech By: Howard P. Buck McKeon

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Howard P. Buck McKeon: our final l conference meeting yesterday, he has had a profound impact on the legislation, and he remains in our thoughts. senator mcculls key filled in for him and do a yeoman's job, and we want

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Rahm Emanuel: to thank her for her efforts. we know how important higher education is, both to individuals and to our nation. a college degree can be a gr ticket to th e middle class. it helps individuals prepare

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Speech By: Rahm Emanuel

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Rahm Emanuel: for good jobs andfo allows them to pursue new skills in an changing committee -- economy. higher education has societal benefits. fi college education citizens are healthier, more civic-minded,

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Rahm Emanuel: ed have lower unemployment rates and use fe wer government nt benefits. an educated citizeannry is also vital to maintaining our competitive edge in a etchanging world.wo because higher

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Rahm Emanuel: education is so so important, we've made it a e' priority to ensure all americans have access to a quality, affordable college education. in addition to making close to $100 billion in financial

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Rahm Emanuel: aid available to students, the federal government also spends en billions of dollars each year on aid to i tnstitutions, support s for college access programs, investments in researstch and

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Rahm Emanuel: development, and many other avenues that support higher education.io despite the considerable federal investment or perhaps in part because of it, colleges and univ ersities have increased tuition

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Rahm Emanuel: and fees year in and year out. the increases have come in good economic times anecd in bad. whether enrollments are surging ur or holding steady, it seems the only thing consistent about ab

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Rahm Emanuel: college costs is thaegt they're going up and g oing up rapidly. would this bill we hope to -- t with this bill we h tope to change that. our principl es for reform are based on the idea that giving

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Rahm Emanuel: good informati on to consumers er web empower them to exert influence on the minarketplace. through the power of sunshine and transparency, we're, lifting the veil on college costs and holding institutions

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Rahm Emanuel: of higher education accountable in the cost equation. those principles athre hallmarks of this bill. and not just in the area of college costs. we're al so letting the sunshine he in on

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Rahm Emanuel: college operations and quality through enhanced institutional disclosure and a more transparent accreditation process.s. there are numerous positive ro reforms in this bill, too many even

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Earl Blumenauer: for me to name. of course, it's not a perfect bill, no bill is. , i'm particularly concerned about the number of new programs created in ogthe conference rep ort. rather than trying to yi micromanage

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Speech By: Earl Blumenauer