"One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the staggering cost of higher education." ― Chris Van Hollen Topic(s): Education More From Chris Van Hollen "Although awareness of cancer’s prevalence in the United States improves and medical advances in the field abound, pancreatic cancer has largely been absent from the list of major success stories." "Every day, families in the United States face the stark choice between a roof over their heads and food on the table. Buying health insurance, owning a home, and saving up for college are just too far out of their reach." "As we get closer to the end of this Congress, we should be addressing the urgent needs of the American people – the war in Iraq, affordable health care, a sensible energy policy, quality education for our children, retirement security, and a sound and fair fiscal policy." More In Education "The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one."― William James "If I had learned education I would not have had time to learn anything else."― Cornelius Vanderbilt "Of course education becomes very very important and that’s for our human resource development."― Abdullah Ahmad Badawi