In preparation of the two-week congressional recess, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) will launch a paid-advertising campaign targeting "several vulnerable" House Republicans accused of making it difficult for students to afford college.

In a statement released by the DCCC, the paid-advertising campaigns will coincidentally air in campus newspapers targeting 15 Republican representatives. The DCCC stated the advertisements will show students how their congressmember voted against college affordability.

"The Republicans made a clear statement of their priorities by casting votes that would make it more expensive for young people to attend college -- priorities that stand in stark contrast to Democrats," said Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico, chairman of the DCCC. "We will be using the first week of Congress's April recess to remind voters just how out of touch Republicans are on college affordability."

The DCCC confirmed the 15 House Republicans and universities their advertisements will focus on:

- University of Arizona: Rep. Martha McSally, Ariz.;

- University of South Florida: Rep. David Jolly, Fla.;

- University of Miami and Florida International University: Rep. Carlos Curbelo, Fla.;

University of Northern Iowa: Rep. Rod Blum, Iowa;

- Iowa State University: Rep. David Young, Iowa;

- Southern Illinois University: Rep. Mike Bost, Ill.;

- University of Maine: Rep. Bruce Poliquin, Maine;

- University of Minnesota Twin Cities: Rep. John Kline, Minn.;

- University of New Hampshire: Rep. Frank Guinta, N.H.;

- University of Nevada Las Vegas: Rep. Joe Heck and Rep. Cresent Hardy, Nev.;

- Stony Brook University: Rep. Lee Zeldin, N.Y.;

- Syracuse University: Rep. John Katko, N.Y.;

- Temple University, Lincoln University: Rep. Ryan Costello, Penn.;

- George Mason University: Rep. Barbara Comstock, Va.

The 15 House Republicans have voted for a 10-year freeze on the maximum Pell Grant award, currently set at $5,775, or voted against the House Democrats' budget plan.

"It's unfortunate that Washington Democrats are launching blatantly deceptive ads targeting college students," said Ian Prior, national press secretary for the National Republican Congressional Campaign (NRCC), in a statement to Latin Post.

"The fact is, the House Republican budget maintains the maximum Pell Grant award of $5,775 and the Republican controlled House of Representatives has recently passed legislation to keep college loan interest rates low and to expand the ability of families to save for their children's college education," added Prior. "On the other hand, Democrats keep offering the same stale proposals that have left a generation of college graduates with unbearable student loans and little hope for the kind of jobs they deserve."

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(Updated March 31, 2015 at 10:55 a.m. EST: Statement from the National Republican Congressional Campaign added to article).

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