[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 23, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                GOP SACRIFICES FAMILIES FOR THE WEALTHY

  (Ms. DeLAURO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, Republicans are asking working families to 
sacrifice in order to pay for their tax giveaway to the wealthy. The 
GOP cut in student loans will result in the largest increase in college 
costs in history for working families--families like the Baxters of 
West Haven, CT.
  The Baxter children, Heather, Joe, Heidi, Scott, and Donnie come from 
a single parent family. Their mother, Gail, has already worked to put 
one daughter through college, and, next fall, her four remaining 
children will all be attending college. And, yes, Gail and her children 
rely on student loans to help pay tuition.
  The Republican plan to cut student loans by $18.6 billion will 
increase the cost of a college education by an average of $5,000 per 
student. For the Baxters, that is an increase of $20,000. The 
Republican budget asks the Baxters to pay $20,000 more, so the richest 
1 percent of Americans can pay $20,000 less. That is wrong.

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