BEFORE WE DO, I WANT TO SAY HELLO AND GOOD EVENING. BUT UENO

HELLO AND GOOD EVENING. BUT UENO SUSPICION NACHOS TO SENATOR

SUSPICION NACHOS TO SENATOR BUTTIGIEG.

BUTTIGIEG. MANY SUPPORT STATE COLLEGE.

MANY SUPPORT STATE COLLEGE. DO YOU NOT.

DO YOU NOT. WHY NOT?

WHY NOT? >> SO COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY IS

>> SO COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY IS PERSONAL FOR US.

PERSONAL FOR US. WE HAVE SIX FIGURE STUDENT DEBT.

WE HAVE SIX FIGURE STUDENT DEBT. I BELIEVE IN REDUCING STUDENT

I BELIEVE IN REDUCING STUDENT DEBT, IT’S LOGICAL TO ME IF YOU

DEBT, IT’S LOGICAL TO ME IF YOU CAN REFINANCE YOUR HOUSE YOU

CAN REFINANCE YOUR HOUSE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO REFINANCE YOUR

SHOULD BE ABLE TO REFINANCE YOUR STUDENT DEBT.

STUDENT DEBT. I BELIEVE IN FREE COLLEGE FOR

I BELIEVE IN FREE COLLEGE FOR LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME STUDENTS

LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME STUDENTS FOR WHOM COSTS COULD BE A

FOR WHOM COSTS COULD BE A BARRIER.

BARRIER. I JUST DON’T BELIEVE IT MAKES

I JUST DON’T BELIEVE IT MAKES SENSE TO ASK WORKING CLASS

SENSE TO ASK WORKING CLASS FAMILIES TO SUBSIDIZE EVEN THE

FAMILIES TO SUBSIDIZE EVEN THE CHILDREN OF BILLIONAIRES.

CHILDREN OF BILLIONAIRES. I THINK THE CHILDREN OF THE

I THINK THE CHILDREN OF THE WEALTHIEST AMERICANS CAN PAY AT

WEALTHIEST AMERICANS CAN PAY AT LEAST A LITTLE OF TUITION.

LEAST A LITTLE OF TUITION. WHILE I WANT TUITION COSTS TO GO

WHILE I WANT TUITION COSTS TO GO DOWN, I DON’T THINK WE CAN BUY

DOWN, I DON’T THINK WE CAN BUY DOWN EVERY LAST PENNY FOR THAT.

DOWN EVERY LAST PENNY FOR THAT. THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT

THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT DOESN’T GET TALKED ABOUT IN THE

DOESN’T GET TALKED ABOUT IN THE COLLEGE OF AFFORDABILITY DEBATE.

COLLEGE OF AFFORDABILITY DEBATE. YES, IT NEEDS TORE MORE

YES, IT NEEDS TORE MORE AFFORDABLE TO GO TO COLLEGE.

AFFORDABLE TO GO TO COLLEGE. AND IT NEED TO BE MORE

AND IT NEED TO BE MORE AFFORDABLE TO NOT GO TO COLLEGE.

AFFORDABLE TO NOT GO TO COLLEGE. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE LIVE WELL,

YOU SHOULD BE ABLE LIVE WELL, AFFORD RENT, GENEROUS TO YOUR