PRINTER'S NO. 793
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
127
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY ROEBUCK, SONNEY, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, MURT,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, KINSEY, CALTAGIRONE, HARKINS, ULLMAN,
PYLE, RYAN, MILLARD, READSHAW, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, FREEMAN,
HILL-EVANS, BURNS, CIRESI, PASHINSKI AND STURLA,
MARCH 8, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 8, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of March 25 through 29, 2019, as "Public
Higher Education Affordability Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Recently the Institute for Higher Education Policy
(IHEP) found that 70% of American colleges are unaffordable for
lower-income and middle-income students who are unwilling or
unable to take out student loans; and
WHEREAS, Nationwide there are approximately 1,500 colleges
and universities where the majority of students who borrowed
Federal loans are making interest-only payments on their loans
or no payments at all; and
WHEREAS, According to LendEDU, Pennsylvania ranks the
highest, at 51st, in average student debt by state with $36,193;
and
WHEREAS, One of the most important steps we can take is to
reduce or eliminate student debt; and
WHEREAS, Prospective students, families and taxpayers alike
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