[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 23, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H4592-H4593]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               LET'S PUT STUDENTS OVER SPECIAL INTERESTS

  (Mr. POLIS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, last year, the Republicans passed a corporate 
tax giveaway that adds $1.9 trillion to the deficit. I was proud to 
join all of my fellow Democrats in voting against that.
  Today I am here to talk about a new bill I introduced, the Students 
Over Special Interests Act. It shows what we could have done with some 
of that $1.9 trillion.
  I hear from constituents every day overwhelmed by student debt. For 
instance, Sam in Morrison, Colorado, a law enforcement officer, has 
been making student loan payments for years. Even at the age of 51, he 
has tens of thousands of dollars left.
  What my Students Over Special Interests Act does is it forgives all 
student debt. That costs less than the Republican tax giveaway. In 
addition, it increases Pell funding and reduces the deficit.
  Studies have shown that repealing student loan debt stimulates the 
economy, supports job growth, and takes something that is weighing down 
too many families.
  After forgiving student debt and making college more affordable, my 
bill still costs less than the Republican tax giveaway that they passed 
into

[[Page H4593]]

law. I encourage the House to take up the Students Over Special 
Interests bill.

                          ____________________