Albio Sires on Wednesday, June 20th, 2012 in a speech on the House floor
Congressman Albio Sires claims college tuition has increased by 28 percent in the last decade
Congressman Albio Sires discusses the increase in college tuition over the last decade in this June 20 speech on the House floor.
Pointing out how college tuition has increased over the last decade, U.S. Rep. Albio Sires recently called on his colleagues to stop a scheduled increase in interest rates for federally subsidized student loans.
That increase would be “extremely burdensome” for students and families at a time when the cost of a college education has grown by nearly one-third in the last 10 years, Sires (D-13th Dist.) said June 20 in a speech on the House floor.
“Just in the past 10 years, college tuition has increased 28 percent,” Sires said. “Middle class families are struggling to send their sons and daughters to school. For many Americans, a college education is essential to future success.”
But PolitiFact New Jersey found that the increase in tuition and fees has been even higher than Sires claimed.
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