College is the best investment of a lifetime.
We must make it easier for families to afford college, and we can do so this year by allowing college tuition and other expenses to be tax deductible. These are tax cuts we truly need. According to the College Board, since 1980, the price of a college education has been rising between two and three times as fast as the Consumer Price Index. Holt also is sponsor of legislation that would remove the current restrictions on the deductibility of student loan interest. Holt also encouraged an increase in the Pell Grant program.