The senator pledged his support for increased university funding, calling state funding an investment in California students. He also called for lower tuition costs for students or to “abolish it altogether… Life is paying for your rent,” de León said. “Life is paying for your meals. The issue of life and having the means of paying for it is what’s forcing people to not attend four-year universities… I don’t think you can balance the budget on the backs of students.” Currently the president pro tem, or leader, of the California State Senate, de León is running for U.S. Senate against incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California.

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by Alexandra Stassinopoulos, The Daily Californian.

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