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Community College Tuition Announcement
A
All
right
well
good
morning,
everyone
and
thank
you
for
joining
us
as
we
celebrate
the
community
project
funds
that
we
have
delivered
to
help
expand
the
city
of
boston's
free
community
college
tuition
program
this
long
past
time
that
we
make
robust
investments
and
access
to
higher
education.
First,
I
want
to
give
a
special
thank
you
to
president
edinger
and
bucker
hill
community
college
for
hosting
us
today.
Thank
you
for
all
that
you
do
for
our
students.
A
President
biden
recently
signed
the
annual
government
funding
bill,
which
included
millions
in
federal
funding
for
10
community
projects
across
the
massachusetts
7th
congressional
district
totaling,
some
8
million
dollars.
That
federal
funding
is
the
result
of
nearly
a
year's
worth
of
advocacy
by
my
team,
and
our
local
partners
includes
one
million
dollars
in
direct
targeted
spending
to
support
the
city
of
boston's
tuition-free
community
college
programs.
Expansion.
A
There's
absolutely
no
doubt
that
expanding
this
program
with
these
federal
dollars
will
enable
us
to
do,
will
serve
a
critical
need
within
our
community
and
help
more
students
achieve
their
goals
of
earning
a
college
degree
at
every
level
of
government.
We
have
a
responsibility
to
fight
for
education,
equity
and
justice,
and
programs
like
this
are
a
great
example
of
how
we
can
increase
true
access
to
edu
to
higher
education.
A
I
also
want
to
extend
my
gratitude
to
my
my
sisters
in
service
here
mayor
michelle
wu
and
former
mayor
kim
janey,
whom
we
initially
started
this
application
process
with.
I
thank
them
for
their
efforts
in
advocating
for
this
program,
the
advocacy
for
the
community
project
funding
spans
two
history,
making
mayoral
tenures
mayor
janie
and
her
team
and
putting
forward
this
specific
project
funding
request.
Last
year
and
again,
mayor
wu
has
been
a
meaningful
partner
in
our
shared
pursuit
of
accessible
and
debt
free
college.
A
I
also
want
to
thank
now
labor
secretary
walsh
for
his
commitment
to
supporting
tuition-free
college
initiatives
like
this
one
during
his
time
in
the
corner
office
at
city
hall.
I
would
also
like
to
thank
our
delegation,
colleagues,
senators,
warren
and
marky
for
their
partnership
in
helping
to
move
these
funds
through
the
senate.
A
The
college,
affordability
and
unprecedented
1.7
trillion
student
dollar
debt
crisis
has
disproportionately
impacted
black
and
brown
borrowers
and
communities
here
in
the
commonwealth
and
across
our
nation.
There
is
no
coincidence.
It
was
due
to
decades
of
precise
and
intentional
divestment
and
under
investment
in
our
communities.
A
Colleges
and
public
universities
are
hbcus
and
federal
financial
aid
programs
like
pell
grants.
It
is
the
result
of
generations
of
structural
racism,
which
has
prevented
black
and
brown
families
from
building
wealth,
forcing
us
to
take
on
higher
levels
of
debt
just
for
the
same
shot
at
a
college
degree.
A
These
are
the
interconnected
crises
that
require
and
deserve
bold
and
innovative
solutions
at
all
levels
of
government
which
support
our
communities
and
families
and
invest
in
higher
education
as
the
public
good
that
it
is.
It's
programs
like
boston's
tuition-free
community
college,
which
will
improve
education
outcomes
and
lower
costs
for
our
students
that
will
help
us
address
these
crises
upstream.
A
I'm
proud
to
say
that
our
movement
to
cancel
student
debt
has
never
been
stronger,
and
I
look
forward
to
continuing
to
make
the
case
to
president
biden
to
use
his
executive
authority
to
get
this
done,
because
it
is
clear
we
cannot
have
a
just
and
equitable
recovery
from
this
pandemic-induced
recession
without
addressing
the
college
affordability
crisis
that
is
crushing
the
dreams
and
economic
futures
of
folks
here
in
boston
and
throughout
the
country.
We
often
hear
people
talk
about
how
the
pandemic
has
laid
there
and
exacerbated
every
inequity.
What
are
we
going
to
do
about
it?
A
B
Your
leadership
is
exactly
why
we
are
here
today
why
we
are
so
thrilled
to
be
part
of
this
announcement
that,
under
the
congresswoman's
leadership
under
mayor
janie's
leadership,
and
so
many
who
have
been
part
of
that
that
I've
heard
at
all
levels
on
our
teams.
This
is
a
million
dollars
in
funding
that
will
go
directly
to
making
sure
we
are
closing
gaps
and
keeping
and
wrapping
around
our
leaders,
young
leaders
as
they
are
building
our
future.
B
B
So
funding
like
this
will
not
not
only
go
to
our
students
here,
but
to
the
families
and
the
neighborhoods
and
communities
that
they
are
part
of.
We
want
to
encourage
even
more
students.
We
heard
a
little
bit
from
madam
president
about
the
toll
that
the
pandemic
has
taken
on
enrollment
numbers
and
the
impact
that
that
has
had.
This
will
be
a
major
way
that
we
can
help
support,
boosting
those
numbers
and
supporting
all
of
our
students
who
are
are
coming
back
currently
this
program.
B
The
tuition-free
community
college
program
currently
supports
860
boston,
public
school
students
in
their
higher
education.
This
funding
will
ensure
that
600,
more
students
and
residents
are
supported
by
this
last
dollar
program
and
we've
already
received
over
200
applications
for
this
next
school
year
in
fall
of
2022
and
the
application
is
still
open.
So
for
all
who
are
eligible
and
interested
the
website,
I'll
just
say
it
here:
it's
you
can
also
find
it
on
the
city
website,
but
it's
owd.boston.gov
tfcc
owd
standing
for
office
of
workforcedevelopment.boston.gov
tfcc
tuition
free
community
college.
B
B
One
a
few
examples
of
how
the
these
dollars
are
being
stretched
and
multiplied
and
doing
double
triple
duty.
Many
of
our
participating
colleges,
including
right
here
at
bunker
hill,
offer
incredible
training
programs
for
child
care
workers.
This
is
an
area
of
tremendous
need
across
every
community,
every
neighborhood,
every
demographic
in
boston
and
so
to
change
that
dynamic.
We
need
the
talented
workforce
to
have
the
supports
and
skill
set
and
placements
that
we
can
make
available
through
this
funding
as
well.
B
B
Community
college
and
many
of
the
participating
schools
already
offer
climate-related
programs
and
are
right
at
the
cutting
edge
of
many
of
these,
and
so
we
know
that
this
investment
is
an
investment
in
all
of
our
collective
future.
I'm
grateful
to
all
six
of
the
participating
schools,
bunker
hill,
massasoit,
mass
bay,
roxbury
community
college
urban
college
of
boston
and
again
the
benjamin
franklin
cummings
institute
of
technology.
B
All
of
us
deserve
the
option
to
pursue
a
higher
education,
and
today
is
one
more
step
in
making
sure
that
all
truly
reflects
all,
and
I
want
to
echo
and
thank
the
congresswoman
for
her
leadership
and
advocacy
also
on
a
related
issue,
as
mentioned
that,
right
now
in
our
country
in
our
city,
if
you
want
to
pursue
a
higher
education,
you
should
be
able
to
do
so
without
being
buried
in
debt
for
years
to
come.
This
student
debt
crisis
is
a
racial
justice
issue.
It's
an
economic
justice
issue.
B
It
is
deeply
tied
to
our
recovery
and
the
prospects
that
we
will
have
in
attracting,
retaining
and
supporting
the
workforce
that
we
need
in
boston.
We
know
students
of
color,
black
and
brown
students
take
on
disproportionately
more
debt
and
carry
that
debt
for
much
longer,
which
also
widens
the
racial
wealth
gap
that
our
team
is
working
on.
B
So
I
stand
with
the
congresswoman,
and
so
many
others
in
calling
for
debt
cancellation,
especially
for
those
with
the
largest
debt
burden.
We
know
this
is
possible.
We
know
this
is
within
the
authority
of
the
the
leaders
in
office
right
now,
and
we
know
that
this
is
critical
to
making
sure
that
we
have
the
foundation
for
our
future,
as
we
would
like
to
make
sure
in
in
boston
that
we
can
reach
even
more
of
our
residents
and
more
media.
D
D
A
recent
mass
inc
study
showed
us
that
every
dollar
spent
on
getting
our
students
credentials
will
return
a
dollar
eighty
in
economic
value.
This
tuition-free
community
college
program
is
no
gamble.
It
is
the
sure
thing.
So
thank
you
for
supporting
this
investment
in
the
public
good
of
our
city
and
our
commonwealth
and
mayo
wu.
Our
other
friend.
D
We
thank
you
for
your
vision
and
your
leadership
in
expanding
this
boston,
tuition-free
community
college
program.
You
have
long
known
what
others
are
just
beginning
to
learn
that
community
colleges
are
critical
to
providing
universal
college
access
and
vital
to
the
work
of
making
boston,
a
truly
inclusive
city
where
all
can
thrive
and
prosper.
D
Bunker
hill
is
the
community
college
for
the
city
of
boston.
A
quarter
of
our
students
walk
across
graduation
stages
every
year
from
bps
and
there's
great
appetite
for
college
and
workforce
training
in
our
city,
and
this
program
will
ensure
that
there
is
a
clear
path
from
high
school
to
college
to
a
vibrant
career.
D
The
demand
is
real,
there's
a
great
appetite.
The
growth
is
real
and
the
difference
this
program
will
make
in
the
lives
of
our
students
is
real
in
this
co.
In
this
covet
recovery,
the
short-term
training
provision
added
to
this
program
will
make
our
impact
even
greater,
so
congresswoman,
presley
and
mayor
wu.
Thank
you
again
to
you,
both
on
behalf
of
our
students
and
our
trustees.
A
E
E
F
E
I'm
cory
my
major
is
biology,
hopefully
going
into
marine
biology
a
little
bit
about
myself.
I
have
a
bachelor's
degree
outside
of
this.
I'm
actually
going
for
another
degree
in,
like
I
said
biology,
so
that
kind
of
creates
a
financial
bind.
You
know
where
I'm
almost
depleting
my
financial
aid
from
my
previous
degree,
so
it's
it's
been
hard
to
pay
things
out
of
pocket
to
make
ends
meet
in
terms
of
living
costs
and
utilities
so
and
so
forth.
E
G
What
can
I
sing?
I
intend
to
go
on
to
earn
my
four-year
degree
at
a
local
institution,
considered
two
state
schools
of
also
considering
two
private
schools
as
well.
However,
the
great
work
that
congresswoman
presley
and
mayor
wu
and
our
dear
president
eniger
would
definitely
help
to
lighten
the
load
line
in
the
financial
load.
For
someone
like
myself
that
way,
we
can
focus
more
on
the
purpose
of
getting
the
education
I'd
hate
to
have
to
be
at
a
time
like
this
and
final
exams
as
we're
going
through
now
and
have
to
worry
about,
oh
well.
G
A
B
A
A
This
is
not
a
drill.
If
this
ruling
does
become
final,
safe
abortion
care
will
be
pushed
further
out
of
reach
for
millions.
We
know,
as
we've
seen
with
the
draconian
estate
bans
that
have
been
introduced
in
places
like
texas
and
mississippi,
that
bans
do
not
stop
people
from
pursuing
health
care
and
abortion
care
is
health
care.
It
just
means
that
you
are
putting
their
lives
at
risk
and
in
massachusetts,
and
I
commend
our
state
legislature.
A
Although
we
do
have
the
roe
act,
what
we
will
see
if
this
becomes
real
is
we
will
see
a
spillover
from
neighboring
states
where
people
do
not
have
access,
so
this
is
something
that
should
be
a
priority
to
everyone.
This
is
why
we
have
to
organize
mobilize
and
legislate
like
our
lives
depend
on
it
because
they
do.
Congress
has
to
stand
in
the
gap
in
this
moment
and
codify
the
right
to
abortion,
care
into
law,
and
the
senate
must
abolish
the
filibuster
and
pass
the
women's
health
protection
act
now.
A
A
This
is,
in
fact
the
first
pro-choice
majority
congress
in
the
history
of
congress,
and
that
must
mean
something
I
am
encouraged
that
leader
schumer
has
indicated
that
there
will
be
some
effort
taken
up
by
the
senate,
the
senate
to
codify
roe
v
wade,
but
I'm
also
incredibly
worried
that
if
this
does
become
real,
that
this
is
a
frightening
bellwether
of
what
could
be
to
come
again.
This
is
settled
law
and
you
know
from
voting
rights
to
housing
rights
to
reproductive
rights.
It's
clear.
A
The
supreme
court
is
just
not
on
the
side
of
the
people,
not
on
the
side
of
justice,
and
if
final,
this
opinion
would
take
a
straight
aim
at
the
fundamental
right
to
privacy
as
well.
So
we're
talking
about
reproductive
rights,
the
right
to
contraception,
the
right
to
marry,
who
you
love.
So
this
ruling
really
has
the
potential
to
establish
a
very
dangerous
precedent
that
would
allow
the
court
to
undermine
other
fundamental
human
rights.
F
G
A
I
think
we
have
to
explore
every
single
option
on
the
table,
and
you
know
you,
you
know
me
well
and
you
know.
Certainly
I
have
a
strength
of
a
conviction
and
hope
that
I'm
unflappable
and
undeterred
in
the
face
of
a
landscape
that
can
seem
not
promising.
I
mean
student
debt-
is
just
one
such
example.
An
issue
student
debt
cancellation,
an
issue
that
seemed
to
many
marginal
and
that
there
was
not
a
prospect
of
that
happening,
we're
closer
than
ever
before.
A
Well,
you
know
again
at
this
time
what
we
have
seen
given
the
imbalance
and
the
far-right
extremism
of
the
courts
is
that
they
have
obstructed
the
will
of
the
people.
You
know,
I'm
excited
that
justice,
kataji
brown
jackson
will
soon
officially
take
the
bench
and
I'm
certainly
as
supportive
of
legislative
efforts
by
representative
mondaire
jones
and
hank
johnson
to
expand
the
courts.
Some
people
think
that
that
is
precedent
setting,
but
in
fact
it's
not.
A
A
F
A
This
is
a
nearly
two
trillion
dollar
crisis,
and
you
know
the
fact
that
in
the
beginning
there
were
some
very
harmful
false
narratives
about
who
would
stand
to
benefit
from
student
debt
cancellation
as
if
it
would
be
regressive,
an
impact
that
this
would
only
benefit
white
graduate
students
who
went
to
affluent
schools.
That
is
a
false
narrative.
You
know
again,
we
have
an
entire
generation.
That's
hostage
to
this
debt
that
can't
purchase
a
home
start.
A
business
start
a
family
grow,
a
family
senior
citizens.
A
Who
who
incurred
this
debt
because
they
wanted
to
be
nation
builders,
they're
passionate
about
pouring
into
our
children
and
because
of
the
cost
of
living
in
the
boss
in
boston
which
the
mayor
and
I
are
working
conservatively
on?
They
can
barely
afford
the
monthly
minimums
and
they
actually
as
penalty
risk,
losing
licensure.
Because
of
that.
So
this
is
a
nearly
two
trillion
dollar
crisis
affecting
people
from
every
family
model
and
every
walk
of
life.
The
president
has
the
authority
to
alleviate
this
burden
and
this
hardship
this
hardship.
A
It's
an
economic
justice
issue,
it's
a
gender
justice
issue.
Two-Thirds
of
this
two
trillion
dollar
crisis
is
bored
by
women.
It's
a
racial
justice
issue
and,
in
fact,
you've
seen
the
presidents
of
historically
black
colleges
and
universities
using
our
funds
to
cancel
student
debt,
given
the
disparate
burden
on
black
and
brown
borrowers
because
of
policies
like
redlining,
which
denied
our
family's
ability
to
build
generational
wealth.
A
Now
we've
been
very
successful
and
the
administration
has
heated
our
call
in
pushing
for
student
debt
student
loan
pauses
during
the
pandemic,
so
we're
now
in
the
third
part
and
we've
heard
from
people
that
they've
been
able
to
remain
safely
housed,
purchase
essential
goods.
Some
people
even
became
first
generation
home
buyers.
A
A
You
know
so
again
I
mean
this
is
just
great
harm
has
been
has
been
caused
here,
and
I
think
this
is
also
an
effective
strategy
to
boost
our
economy.
As
we
begin
to,
you
know,
come
out
of
the
pandemic
and
and
head
into
recovery,
we
want
to
leave
no
one
behind,
but
these
issues
do
really
work
hand
in
glove.
You
know
what
brings
us
here
today
to
talk
about
this:
one
million
dollar
investment
in
tuition,
free
college,
because,
of
course,
canceling.
A
This
debt
does
not
address
the
broader
systemic
issues
which
we
must,
and
that
means
expanding
pell
grants
making
investment
in
tuition-free
college
treating
education
higher
education
is
the
public
good
that
it
is
and
investing
in
our
chronically
underfunded.
Historically
black
colleges
and
universities,
while
also
stabilizing
the
other
things
that
are
burdening
our
families.
We
have
to
make
the
child
tax
credit
permanent.
A
We
have
to
address
universal
child
care
and
pre-k.
We
have
to
address
stagnant
wages
and
housing
costs.
We
have
to
holistically
support
every
individual
and
family
so
that
everyone
can
thrive,
and
so
with
that
again,
thank
you
all
for
joining
us.
Thank
you
to
all
of
my
partners
and
colleagues
in
government
for
supporting
us
and
our
collective
advocacy.