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We Have To Make Sure That College Is Accessible And Affordable. Two Years Ago, I Stood Here And Called Upon Our Institutions Of Higher Learning To Develop Plans For Degrees That Cost No More Than $10,000. There Were Plenty Of Detractors At That Time Who Insisted It Couldn't Be Done. However, That Call Inspired Educators At Colleges And Universities Across Our State To Step Up To The Plate. Today, I'm Proud To Tell You That Thirteen Texas Universities Have Announced Plans For A $10,000 Degree.

Now, I Have No Doubt That Mitt Romney Was Worried About Pink Slips Whether He Was Going To Have Enough Of Them To Hand Out Because His Company Bain Capital And All Of The Jobs That They Killed I'm Sure He Was Worried He Would Run Out Of Pink Slips.

We Should Also Give Students More Flexibility In The Courses They Take In High School To Prepare Them For Whatever Their Goals May Be, Without Sacrificing Our Rigorous Academic Standards.

Americans Want Government That Is Leaner, More Efficient, And Less Intrusive Into Their Personal Lives.

It Is Up To Us, To This Present Generation Of Americans, To Take A Stand For Freedom, To Send A Message To Washington That We're Taking Our Future Back From The Grips Of Central Planners Who Would Control Our Healthcare, Who Would Spend Our Treasure, Who Downgrade Our Future And Micro-manage Our Lives.