Congresswomen Betty McCollum (CD4 -D) summed up the Education Bill that Congress worked on and John Kline voted for as a ‘do nothing’ bill!“ … I've been focusing on making college more affordable for the low- and middle-income students.”
The Higher Education Act is one of the most important laws governing our nation's education system. It creates access to college for millions of students each year. The reauthorization of this law should serve as an opportunity to improve the current law and make college more accessible. Unfortunately, the underlying bill does nothing to make college more affordable.
On the heels of the largest cuts in the history of federal student financial aid which no Democrat voted in favor of—this House once again fails to make college more affordable for students at a time when tuition is rising faster than the rate of inflation and when financial aid is not keeping up with the rising cost of a college education. And, at a time when this Congress is voting for tax giveaways for the nation's wealthiest.
I wish I were rising today to applaud and support a Congress that plans to make good history today. Unfortunately, this is a "do nothing" bill. This is a missed opportunity bill. It is disingenuous to claim that this bill improves access and affordability.
Unfortunately, the students and colleges in my district-- and millions more across the country-- will share in my disappointment that this Congress did not make the investments needed to ensure a competitive and prepared nation for the 21st Century.
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