Transcript: Press Conference: Unveiling Of 2006 Assembly Majority Higher Education Plan

Audio Excerpt 1
"We are keeping the dream of a college education alive for all New Yorkers by investing $320 million in our colleges, universities and community colleges," said Silver.

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"Not only are we restoring $119.4 million that the governor proposes to cut from TAP, but we are proposing to provide TAP support to part-time students at the state and city university systems," said Silver.

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"The governor's higher education legacy has been one of stripping resources from our public colleges and universities. Depriving New Yorkers of the opportunities to learn and putting the padlock on the door of those universities to many segments of our population," said Silver.