Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna has called for public colleges to be made free due to concerns that President Joe Biden’s student loan debt cancellation program will prompt schools to hike up the prices of tuition.
Rep. Khanna (D-Calif.) made the comments on Fox Business Network’s “Cavuto: Coast to Coast” on Aug. 30.
While he voiced support for Biden’s loan forgiveness program, the lawmaker said he was concerned that schools would raise prices for students due to the fact that the debt obligations of students have decreased.
Host Neil Cavuto asked, “What’s to stop, though, Congressman, a college or university from just continuing to do what they’ve done for decades now, just keep raising their tuition, room, and board prices because now they know prospective students, their debt obligation just went down?”…