Lamar AlexanderU.S. Senator
[R] TN, United States

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00:00:00 VISIT THE NEXT COLLEGE CAMPUS, TELL THE WHOLE STORY.
00:00:03 IT IS HARD TO ATTEND COLLEGE.
00:00:05 IT'S HARD TO PAY FOR COLLEGES.
00:00:07 THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS.
00:00:09 DEBT IS UP.
00:00:10 BUT IN FAIRNESS, THE PRINCIPAL REASON TUITION IS RISING AND THEREFORE DEBT IS RISING IS BECAUSE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S OWN HEALTH CARE POLICIES.
00:00:19 HE DIDN'T START THEM, BUT HE'S MADE THEM WORSE.
00:00:22 AND WHAT HE'S DONE IS PUT IN PLACE A SET OF POLICIES THAT IS SOAKING UP THE MONEY THAT STATES WOULD USE TO FUND PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
00:00:35 USING THAT MONEY FOR MEDICAID.
00:00:37 AS A RESULT, THE COLLEGES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES HAVE LESS MONEY.
00:00:40 THEY RAISE TUITION, THAT'S WHY -- THAT'S THE PRINCIPAL REASON WHY WE HAVE HIGHER TUITION AND HIGHER INTEREST RATES AND THE WAY TO STOP THAT WOULD BE TO REPEAL THE HEALTH CARE LAW OR REPEAL THE MEDICAID MANDATES.
00:00:54 IT WOULD IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION.
00:01:01 IT WOULD SLOW DOWN THE RISING OF TUITION AND IT WOULD SLOW DOWN THE RISING OF STUDENT DEBT.
00:01:07 MADAM PRESIDENT, I THANK THE CHAIR AND I YIELD THE FLOOR.
00:01:11 A SENATOR: MADAM PRESIDENT.
00:01:12 THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE SENATOR FROM WYOMING.
00:01:14 MR. BARRASSO: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM PRESIDENT.
00:01:15 WEEK AFTER WEEK I COME TO THE SENATE FLOOR TO GIVE A DOCTOR'S SECOND
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