,,iii #aad? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #adc ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,april #ba1 #bjae ,mr4 ,s*atz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4 ,book]1 & ,mr4 ,murphy7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ,,resolution ,support+ ef=ts to ensure t /ud5ts h access to debt-free high] education4 ,:]eas ! economic competitiv5ess ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! global economy requires a well-educat$ work=ce2 ,:]eas curr5t & future "y p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld h ! same opportunity (f]$ to ^? :o w5t to college 9 previ\s g5]ations1 includ+ ! ability to att5d ,/ate colleges & univ]sities )\t tak+ on burd5some debt2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjae1 high] education is m important ?an ev] because x is an ess5tial /ep to ent]+ & rema9+ 9 ! middle class2 ,:]eas1 because ( ! importance ( high] education1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld exp& ! opportunity to pursue & atta9 high] education to m p ?an _h t opportunity 9 ! pa/2 ,:]eas public inve/m5t 9 high] education pays (f1 z evid5c$ by ! fact t work]s ) college degrees e>n m money1 pay m taxes1 & rely less on gov]nm5t s]vices2 & ,:]eas /ud5t loan debt saddles ! v /ud5ts :o mo/ dep5d on a college degree to level ! economic play+ field ) a burd5 t-- 7#a7 con/ra9s ! c>e] *oices & hurts ! cr$it rat+ ( ! /ud5ts2 7#b7 prev5ts p f fully p>ticipat+ 9 ! economy by pur*as+ goods & s]vices2 & 7#c7 ?reat5s ess5tial mile/ones ( ! ,am]ican dream1 includ+ ! pur*ase ( a home or c>1 />t+ a family1 & sav+ = retirem5t3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate supports ef=ts-- 7#a7 to ensure t1 ?r\gh a comb9ation ( ef=ts1 all /ud5ts h access to debt-free high] education1 def9$ to mean hav+ no debt ^u graduation f all public in/itutions ( high] education2 7#b7 to provide support to ,/ates s ,/ates c make increas$ inve/m5ts 9 high] education t w result 9 l[] tuition & co/s = /ud5ts2 7#c7 to increase f9ancial aid to /ud5ts to help !m af=d ! total co/ ( college att5dance )\t tak+ on debt2 7#d7 to enc\rage innovation by ,/ates & in/itutions ( high] education to cut co/s = /ud5ts & make college m af=dable by increas+ effici5cy & enabl+ spe$y & less-co/ly degree completion2 & 7#e7 to r$uce ! burd5 ( exi/+ /ud5t loan debt4