Progress means progress for all

Many Democrats applauded, while Republicans offered a degree of support for the project. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who had pushed for free tuition at all state colleges during his presidential campaign, endorsed the project by appearing next to the governor when he announced the plan at LaGuardia Community College on Jan. 3. A spokesman for the Republican majority on New York's state Senate said Republicans have long supported lowering the costs of college education for middle-class families.