Marianas in Aim Higher Act

Democrats on the Education and the Workforce Committee introduced our new vision for higher education, including my provision covering Northern Marianas College graduates. The Aim Higher Act, H.R.6543, ensures that every student in our country can graduate from college or technical school debt-free. My section of the bill would give NMC graduates with an Associates degree access to in-state tuition rates at public colleges in all states and territories.

In contrast to the Democratic vision of free college for all, Committee Republicans have put forward a bill that cuts $15 billion from federal student aid and shifts federal dollars toward predatory, low-quality, for-profit programs. But they have been unable to secure enough support for a floor vote for these bad ideas, even though they are in the majority. Looking ahead to the prospect of a Democratic majority in the next Congress, the Aim Higher Act demonstrates that we believe in expanding educational opportunities for students everywhere in America—including the Marianas.