The president spoke Monday at the University of Texas. He talked about the decrease in college graduation rates in the United States.
BARACK OBAMA: "Those interests are widely shared throughout this country. A challenge that affects parents, children and citizens in almost every community in America should not be a Democratic problem or a Republican problem. It is an American problem."
The president said the federal government has already reformed the student loan system and increased tax credits for families struggling to pay college education costs.
JOHN BOEHNER: "The American people are screaming at the top of their lungs, ‘Stop!' And Washington continues to spend, spend, spend."
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BARACK OBAMA: "In a single generation, we've fallen from first place to twelfth place in college graduation rates for young adults. That is unacceptable, but it is not irreversible. We can retake the lead."