{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=41a224f1-9d76-4448-acf2-3f56c803675a", "KU Professor to Moderate U.S. Senate Economic Mobility Caucus Event", "2014-10-01", "2014", "2014-10", "Republican", "House", "KS", "Jerry Moran", "M000934", "www.moran.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), cofounder of the Senate Economic Mobility Caucus, issued the following statement regarding today\u2019s panel discussion on Capitol Hill about the relationship between student debt and financial security moderated by University of Kansas (KU) Professor Melinda Lewis:\r\n\u201cOur country has historically been a place where, regardless of one\u2019s background, anyone can achieve success through hard work. The ability to move up the economic ladder helps create a dynamic society where individuals are free to reach their full potential. The Economic Mobility Caucus was created to provide Members of Congress with a forum to discuss the policies Washington needs to pursue to make certain all Americans, today and in the future, have the opportunity to dream big and pursue those dreams. This event will serve as a valuable opportunity to exchange and assess ideas about financing the costs higher education, student loans and financial security.\u201d\r\nThe panel is hosted by The Pew Charitable Trusts in partnership with the Senate Economic Mobility Caucus. Panelists include Brookings Institution\u2019s Beth Akers, Federal Reserve Bank of New York\u2019s Meta Brown, Urban Institute\u2019s Sandy Baum, and American Enterprise Institute\u2019s Andrew Kelly. They will provide an overview of the current state of student loan-related research and policy, discuss available data, and analyze the impact of student loans on family balance sheets. Panelists will also consider different paths forward for researchers, policymakers, and the media.\r\nThe event takes place in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 from 9:30-11 a.m. ET in Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G11.\r\nThe Senate Economic Mobility Caucus was created in 2012 and exists to provide a fact-based framework and serve as a clearinghouse for ideas and information with which to assess government policies and identify areas of agreement among the Members of Congress. Sen. Moran serves as co-chairman of the caucus along with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).\r\n\r\nThe Assets and Education Initiative (AEDI) is an office at the University of Kansas\u2019s School of Social Welfare. AEDI\u2019s mission is to create and study innovations related to assets and economic well-being, with a focus on the relationship between children\u2019s savings and the educational outcomes of low-income and minority children as a way to achieve the American dream.\u00a0\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/news-releases?ContentRecord_id=41a224f1-9d76-4448-acf2-3f56c803675a"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5529629308730364, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}