Remarks by Treasury Secretary Geithner at White House Task Force on Middle Class Families Meeting on College Access and Affordability

Syracuse, New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2009.

Mr. Vice President, Secretary Duncan, Chancellor Cantor, I am pleased to join you today to discuss the importance of college education and college affordability to the U.S. economy and American families. This subject is touching close to home these days because next week I’ll be dropping my daughter off at college.

But besides the personal significance, college affordability is central to two key economic trends.  Over the past generation, we…