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Here's a clip from President Barack Obama's appearance in the White House Rose Garden today, where 

(The education section starts at the 1:38 mark.)

He's talking about the American Opportunity Tax Credit permanent, which was included  in the $814 billion economic stimulus bill he signed last year, 

and has an estimated cost of $58 billion over  10 years.

 It's worth $10,000 over four years to students, and will  help families invest in their children's future.

He  had proposed making the tax credit permanent in his 2011 budget  proposal, but Congress has not acted on his request. It's set to expire at the end of the year.

With Obama in the video are three families who have taken advantage of the tax  credit.

, a Treasury Department analysis says 12.5 million people used the credit last year, for an average of about $1,700.

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Here’s a clip from President Barack Obama’s appearance in the White House Rose Garden today, where he urges Congress to make a $2,500 college tuition tax credit permanent. (The education section starts at the 1:38 mark.) He’s talking about the American Opportunity Tax Credit permanent, which was included in the $814 billion economic stimulus bill…

Video: Obama pushes permanent educational tax credit

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