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Ron Johnson: “For every dollar that the federal government has poured into…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Chairman Johnson's full remarks at HSGAC hearing on education and student achievement

Published | Video Starts at 08:32

Are you familiar with the study from the Federal Reserve bank of New York that's really kind of studying the increase in colleges college costs? Yes. So their conclusion is, as best I can interpret it, is that For every dollar that the federal government has poured into higher education, tuition has increased 65 cents. You're familiar with that conclusion. There is an active debate among academic economists about the relationship between public federal subsidies and prices. (08:32–08:41)

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Asserts that federal funding for higher education results in a 65-cent increase in tuition for every dollar spent.

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