New reforms aim to make college more affordable.
Since then, the organization has, among other initiatives, pushed for programs to make college more affordable and for federal investment in job training.
In campaign stops across college campuses, and again in the debate on Tuesday, President Obama has promoted his efforts to make college more affordable.
The researchers also said that the number might rise because the availability of tuition assistance might make college more attractive to more illegal immigrants.
"With one move, Congress can make college more affordable, keep jobs in America, prepare young people for our global economy, and reduce our deficit by billions".
He rousingly promoted his initiatives to make college more affordable and to train workers for health care, the sciences and advanced manufacturing.
"President Obama has worked to make college more affordable and create more and better-paying employment opportunities for younger Americans," the committee said.
Efforts to rein in student debt, now at more than $1.1 trillion, and make college more affordable have been central issues for the Obama administration.
In April, he spoke here about his policies to make college more affordable, an issue he focused on again on Sunday.
Hillary Clinton spoke in front of a crowd of about 600 people on Monday in Exeter, New Hampshire, and announced her plan to make college more affordable.
Hillary Clinton, as we learned this month, has a plan: a big, fat, $350bn , 10-yearplan to make college more affordable.
