House Education & Workforce Subcommittee Chairman Owens Issues Statement at Hearing on College Spending, Working Families Tax Cuts
February 10, 2026
February 10, 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, released the following opening statement from a Feb. 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Runaway College Spending Meets the Working Families Tax Cuts":
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Today we will acknowledge a simple fact - college has gotten too expensive.
Since 1970, college tuition has increased five-fold, far outpacing th . . .
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Today we will acknowledge a simple fact - college has gotten too expensive.
Since 1970, college tuition has increased five-fold, far outpacing th . . .