Somewhere around the time that reporters from around the world gathered at the United Nations to stare at an unoccupied lectern for well over an hour, President Obama was wrapping up a speech at Georgia Tech, where he thrilled debt-strapped students with news that he had earlier Tuesday morning signed his “Student Aid Bill of Rights.”
Pres Obama signs his memorandum on Student Aid Bill of Rights to streamline Govt interactions on student loans. pic.twitter.com/gRutoDHUum
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) March 10, 2015
So, just what is this latest executive memorandum from President Pen and Phone?
President Obama is introducing a Student Aid Bill of Rights → http://t.co/s6dIfohcJ0 #CollegeOpportunity pic.twitter.com/VOEk7TZ9dl
— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) March 10, 2015
Hold up, now; if the government can promise two years of community college tuition-free, what’s this nonsense about repaying loans?
@WhiteHouse not enough. Capitalism dream. Free tuition now.
— Cold McDonalds (@AndyRose12) March 10, 2015
@WhiteHouse can you just make it free
— elena ☼ (@elenaaabeee) March 10, 2015
@WhiteHouse How about free education instead!!! People should not pay for knowledge… it's simply absurd in this day and age…
— It's me… Candyce B (@CandyceIsHere) March 10, 2015
@WhiteHouse repayment ? Where the loan forgiveness !??
— PERFECT STORM (@WhoPerfectStorm) March 10, 2015
@WhiteHouse Forgive ALL their student loans! Stop allowing the selling of student loans! That's y NOBODY can get out of debt!!
— Shawn Calvo (@shooshoo17) March 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/NataliePerez16/status/575298864829362178
@washingtonpost whatever, education should be free.
— Bright Bluford (@BrightBluford) March 11, 2015
@WhiteHouse Education should be free, is that affordable enough.
— ☂ Tom Pickett ☂ (@NoTalk2014) March 11, 2015
@WhiteHouse @SEIU education should be free in any culture claiming to be civilized. Paying for edu is societal auto-asphyxiation .
— Ol' Scratch (@nuthinNnoone) March 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/FaceLesSsquad/status/575359993462964225
@BarackObama opportunity is making college available for all classes of kids Until tuition is provided by the state there is no opportunity
— Cassie Keller (@cassiekeller) March 10, 2015
@BarackObama It would be nice if everybody can have that opportunity but not many can afford it. Education should be free BC is a right!
— Andrea Denny (@canelonzita) March 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/ivyldewitt/status/575476029315149825
@WhiteHouse : Thank you POTUS !
— Ron Sanyal (@Ronsanyal) March 10, 2015
Americans are the luckiest for having @BarackObama the best president in the world.
Now i really wish i was american.#CollegeOpportunity— Fady Ben Younes (@fadyben) March 10, 2015
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