No one should be denied the opportunity to get an education and increase their earning potential based solely on their inability to pay for a college education.

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Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work skills...

Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work skills...

The most money we have ever been able to get appropriated for the juvenile justice...

The most money we have ever been able to get appropriated for the juvenile justice...

These funds will ensure that ports will be able to pay for adequate security measures...

These funds will ensure that ports will be able to pay for adequate security measures...

We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are...

We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are...

I think we should worry about Social Security first and then tax cuts second.

I think we should worry about Social Security first and then tax cuts second.

While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no...

While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no...

Obviously, there has to be a profound change in direction. Otherwise, interest on the national...

Obviously, there has to be a profound change in direction. Otherwise, interest on the national...

The death penalty is discriminatory and does not do anything about crime.

The death penalty is discriminatory and does not do anything about crime.

The destinies of the two races in this country are indissolubly linked together, and the...

The destinies of the two races in this country are indissolubly linked together, and the...

The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled.

The promise of equal educational opportunity envisioned by the Brown decision remains unfulfilled.

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act.

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act.

There is nothing Federal about local volunteer fire departments.

There is nothing Federal about local volunteer fire departments.

And what is needed to prevent them from joining gangs was ample recreation for boys...

And what is needed to prevent them from joining gangs was ample recreation for boys...

We can be more inclusive.

We can be more inclusive.

One of the problems with even suggesting that purpose of a Federal law is for...

One of the problems with even suggesting that purpose of a Federal law is for...

We can play politics, or we can reduce crime.

We can play politics, or we can reduce crime.

Giving a 10-year mandatory minimum for a second offense fist fight is not going to...

Giving a 10-year mandatory minimum for a second offense fist fight is not going to...

In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and...

In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and...

Unequal funding resources also results in unequal educational opportunity when you consider studies that show...

Unequal funding resources also results in unequal educational opportunity when you consider studies that show...

Another example of the educational inequality is the current debate over publicly financed school vouchers...

Another example of the educational inequality is the current debate over publicly financed school vouchers...