I will oppose the drastic cuts the Gingrich Congress proposed for higher education. I will fight to protect the successful student loan program and work for higher education IRAs, which will allow parents to save money for their children’s schooling in tax-free accounts.
I will oppose drastic cuts to higher education, protect the student loan program, and work for higher education IRAs.
Occurrences
I will oppose the drastic cuts the Gingrich Congress proposed for higher education. I will fight to protect the successful student loan program and work for higher education IRAs, which will allow parents to save money for their children’s schooling in tax-free accounts.
Evidence
Congressman Brad Sherman wrote that he voted for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on February 13, 2009, and said the bill increased Pell Grants and expanded the American Opportunity Tax Credit to help families pay college costs.
On Roll Call 423, H.R. 1777, "To make technical corrections to the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes," Sherman voted Aye.
On Roll Call 718, H.R. 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, Sherman voted Aye.
On Roll Call 350, H.R. 2014, the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1997, Sherman voted Yea.
Assessments
Sherman entered the House in 1997 after the 1996 campaign and, in that same term, voted for the 1997 tax legislation that enacted education IRAs, directly satisfying the most concrete part of the promise to work for higher education IRAs. Later votes for higher-education aid, student-loan-related legislation, Pell Grant increases, and college tax benefits are consistent with the broader pledge to oppose cuts and protect student aid. Because the promise was phrased partly as advocacy and protection rather than guaranteeing a single final statutory outcome, his same-term vote for the enacted IRA policy plus later supportive federal votes support full delivery with same_term timing.