Murphy Backs Plan For Free College

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NEW HAVEN, CT — As one of the youngest members of the U.S. Senate, Chris Murphy’s message resonated with a group of students, faculty and administrators at a roundtable discussion Friday on the cost of college at Southern Connecticut State University.

“I might be the only member of the Senate that is still paying back student loans,” Murphy, who is 44 and a graduate of the University of Connecticut Law School, told his audience.

“I also have young children,” Murphy said, adding that he worries about how he’ll be able to pay the cost of their educations.

Murphy said college education in the country is changing and so should how it’s funded.

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