GOP Chair Criticizes Obama's Higher Education Plan
ANN ARBOR (WWJ) - Speaking at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, President Barack Obama unveiled a plan that he says will make higher education more affordable. And, as usual, Republican reaction to the president's speech was swift.
WWJ Newsradio 950 spoke Friday morning with Bobby Schostak, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party.
"He brought up today students loans and student debt, but he failed to address the overall debt that he's layering on top of this generation," said Schostak.
"The kids out there that were listening to him in Ann Arbor, you know, have over $40-some-thousand, individually, attributed to them -- every many woman and child in American --of the debt that this president's piled onto their back," he said.
During his speech, the president proposed a plan that would give colleges and universities more federal aid if they show they're managing costs well. Schostak said he opposes that, saying it's a bad idea for American families.
"The problem is the president's putting the federal government back in the education business in an even bigger way and talking on more and more debt to do so," said Schostak. "And while, you know, it's a nice thought, we've gotta learn to live within this means."
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