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We Can't Wait: Making College Affordable

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

We Can't Wait: Making College Affordable

As President Obama said, “in the United States of America, no one should go broke because they chose to go to college.”

That's why the Administration is moving forward with ways to help reduce the burden of student debt and decrease monthly loan payments for more than one and a half million current college students and borrowers.

Today at 12:45 p.m. EDT watch President Obama deliver remarks on making college more affordable at WhiteHouse.gov/Live and on the proposal.

Photo of the Day

President Barack Obama and Jay Leno joke backstage before taping the Tonight Show with Jay Leno in Burbank, Calif., Oct. 25, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

12:45 PM: The President delivers remarks on college affordability