Bernie Sanders gets compromise from HRC on college affordablity. [View all]

[Eric J in MN]

Hillary Clinton is changing her college-affordability plan in an effort to reach Bernie Sanders supporters, proposing the elimination of public in-state tuition for students whose families make less than $125,000, an aide said.

Clinton’s move toward Sanders’ proposal—tuition-free college at public institutions—comes as she seeks to consolidate the Vermont senator’s backers in her campaign for the White House against Republican Donald Trump.

Clinton would also impose a three-month moratorium on federal student loan payments and endorse reinstating year-round access to Pell Grants, said the aide, who asked not to be named ahead of a formal announcement.

Her proposals follow a meeting with Sanders last month in Washington, where the aide said they discussed how to prioritize college-affordability issues—a key interest of young voters—during the general election. Clinton had just secured the nomination, but Sanders had vowed to press on to the Democratic National Convention that starts July 25.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-07-06/clinton-expands-college-cost-plan-to-appeal-to-sanders-supporters

UPDATE: ".@BernieSanders applauds Clinton for her new "bold" proposal on cost of college and says work combo of two campaigns."


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