Biden Says Democrats Unlikely to Fully Fund His Free Community College Plan

Biden Says Democrats Unlikely to Fully Fund His Free Community College Plan
President Joe Biden speaks at the dedication of the Dodd Center for Human Rights at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn., on Oct. 15, 2021. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
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President Joe Biden said Friday that his plan for two-years-free community college education will probably not make it into the Democrats’ multi-trillion dollar social spending bill.

Biden, pursuing his presidential campaign promise to make two years of community college tuition-free, called for a 10-year program that would cost $109 billion. The House Democrats, however, are proposing a much smaller program with a $45.5 billion price tag over five years.