WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) in introducing the Debt-Free College Act, legislation that would reduce the cost of college for students and help mitigate the growing student debt crisis in the United States. The bill also restores a path to an affordable college education by providing states incentives through matching grants to increase investments in public higher education and provide students with debt-free college.
"Rising costs and overwhelming student debt shouldn't keep students from pursuing life changing higher education opportunities," said...