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Rep. Kelly Addresses Rising Cost of Higher Education, Student Debt at Ways & Means Oversight Hearing

October 15, 2015

Rep. Kelly: “Are we getting the best return on the investment for hardworking American taxpayers?”

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (R-PA) – a member of the House Ways and Means Committee – participated in this morning’s hearing by the Subcommittee on Oversight on the rising costs of higher education, federal student loan debt, and related tax policy.

Excerpt of Rep. Kelly’s remarks:

“This is about, ‘Are we getting the best return on the investment for hardworking American taxpayers?’ … And I think this is where we’re really trying to come to: the best return on investment. Because we all know the way out of poverty is education, but [it should be an] education for something that actually gets you to where you need to go and not just a degree that’s accompanied with a lot of debt … a destination that you can reach that’s going to lift you out of [poverty].”

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