class, the newest, or one of the newest members of the house of representatives, representative robin kelly from the great state of illinois. ms. kelly: thank you, mr. jeffries. this weekend three students very close to me celebrated college graduation. grace ben in it -- bennett, elizabeth -- these three young people represent the best and brightest we have to offer. congratulations, grace, amelia, and whitney. they are just three students who celebrated their college graduations this weekend. it's a joyous time but for some also a nervous time because more students than ever are walking across the stage weighed down by student loan debt. the cost for a college degree gone up. 2/3 of students graduate with an average student loan debt of $25,000. today, 37 million students are facing student loan debt and the total student loan debt burden tops $1.1 trillion. the mounting student debt is stunting the growth of a generation of graduates who are facing a tough job market and high student loan payments, are putting off key milestones such as buying a house, starting a family, which further st

knowledge john updike any staff at the real estate department ,carol wong at attorneys office, kelly presser -- -- and robin, -- logging many long hours trying to reach this agreement with caltrans. in addition to fighting to fully fund the development of these parks the city has done a tremendous job in reaching an agreement through a lengthy process for a blended park model, >> i will be hopping on my bike and writing with many kids from sutro and peabody school because this week is right to school week. a number of youngsters and and poster contest but i specially like olivia l -- fifth-grader. showing a bunch of animals writing on their bicycles in front of the golden gate bridge. i love the creativity of bike to school week and the safe route to school effort throughout the city, the whole coalition of dph, ptas and all the advocates of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions are really getting us out of our cars and more into alternative . ways of transportation friday morning, sutro and peabody, really fun and invigorating. if anyone wants to join us contact my office. i also am submitting a million-do

now we will hear from our newest member of congress, our colleague congress woman robin kelly. >> goodernoon and thank you so much. in my district, many seniors, the majority of women, to face a tough choice every day. should they buy food or get their prescription medicine? for them, it is an either/or proposition because of the recession one-two punch of gwendolyn retirement savings and evaporated home equity has left many without money to make ends meet. the food pantry in my district, hundreds of seniors come in for help, some of whom just get 11 a month for food and are having to dip into medicine money just to eat. the affordable care act is designed to seniors from having to make that choice, by reducing description drug cost. last year alone, the average senior saved more than $700. this important legislation also provides free medicare coverage for key preventative services, such as mammograms and help catches, to problems early and stay healthy longer. it also provides a free annual wellness is an -- visit under medicare. the affordable care act strengthens reforms and extend

kelly thank you so much. see you later in the show. >>> actress robin wright is here, but first -- ♪ [ "taps" ]. >> britain'srince harry this morning at arlington. he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns and also visited section 60 of the cemetery. of course that is the area of arlington where service members who lost their lives in iraq and afghanistan are buried. prince harry served as a helicopter pilot in afghanistan. you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. a programmable thermostat, very smart, saves money. a. >>> let's get something very clear, i run the organization. you work for it. >> our agreement is an affiliation, claire. worldwell isn't your very willin vessel. >> yes it is entirely. >> that's not what you proposed six months ago. >> it's what you signed up when you signed the contract. >> there was a good faith understanding -- >> you dissolved that good faith by disobeying you. >> disobeying you? >> yes. >> she's tough, as claire underwood in the netflix "house of cards" robin wright plays a ruthless politician's wife and philanthropist. in real life the actress, robin wr