Simlifying College Aid Letter

Reps. Tim Ryan, Rahm Emanuel, and George Miller are sponsoring a bill in the House of Representatives that will simplify the college aid application process. It is that same boring thing that we all have to fill out for Financial Aid every year (FAFSA). We are writing a letter to Congressman Duncan asking for his support for this legislation as well as his stance. If you would like to have your name added to the letter, simply send an email to Alex Youn with the title 'Simplifying College Aid' with your and MC Box number by Sunday (2.13.2005) and we will take care of the rest!

Dear Congressman Duncan:

As college students, we fully understand how frustrating it is to apply for finical aid. We urge you to support legislation being proposed by Reps. Tim Ryan, Rahm Emanuel, and George Miller to further simplify the college aid application process.

It is ludicrous that families need to fill out a complicated, 100-plus question form to apply for college assistance, while large corporations use a 13-question form to apply for million dollar Export-Import bank loans. Breaking down barriers to help American families send their children to college is vital to the future of this country.

Not only would we like your support behind this legislation, but we would like to know your stance on the issue as well.

As your constituents, we look forward to hearing back from you. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

--Maryville College Democrats