that deliver for american students and our future. >> while the president doesn't need congressional authority to rank colleges based on value he does need congress' sign-off to redirect aid to high-ranking schools and he was clear about the obstacles he faces. >> rather than keeping focus on a growing economy that creates good middle class jobs, we've seen a faction of republicans in congress suggest that maybe america shouldn't pay its bills that have already been run up, that we should shut down government if they can't shut down obama care. >> and joining us now from washington is moderate of "meet the press," david gregory. david, this is a pretty ambitious plan the president is talking about. you've seen this dramatic decline in the amount of funding colleges are getting from the states. this is talking about making that money contingent about whether a school provides good value. pretty ambitious. >> yeah, it is ambitious. the president is doing a couple