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The American people elected him. And now it almost seems like these are not things that we should consider for any nominees coming before the Committee.

I have to address the reckless spend--tax and spend agenda of the partisan majority that calls for $3.5 trillion in additional spending.

Medicare is equally in dire shape.

There are enough concerning things being done by the White House and the National Labor Relations Board to fill volumes of the Congressional Record.

Social Security actuaries say Social Security will become insolvent in 2034, leading to cuts by as much as 24 percent in the retirement benefits of approximately 65 million Americans.

In the past 18 months, the Congress has added $5.4 trillion to the national ledgers, and it is $29 trillion in debt.

Because I`d kind of like to know how much money they intend to spend. And they don`t want to say that because I think when they do, the American people are going to be the first ones to object to it. What is it 5 trillion, 10 trillion?

One thing is clear, and that is the fight for colleges and universities who happen to be HBCUs is in desperate need for more persons to line up as allies.

Let me just remind you that, prior to 1976, for the previous 100 years, from 1876, it was just the reverse.

I am hoping that--and perhaps it might be instructive to not just hope but to also signify or signal to college presidents all over the place that some of that money that is free to be used without a lot of discretion, ought to go straight…

I think that it is important for us to pay attention to this whole notion of research dollars.

I just want to mention, because I have heard several of our speakers talk about not being able to find students of color, African American students.

We need them more than ever. We see what they are doing with woefully low investments.

I do want to talk a little bit about the research institutions, and so Dr. Baskerville, of the 131 schools that are classified as research 1 institutions by the Carnegie Classification of Institutes of Higher Ed., none of those are HBCUs.

I am going to yield back.

HBCUs are not like MSIs, and they have a history, a special relationship that the United States continues to acknowledge.

HBCUs believe in diversity of thought, race, ethnicity, creed, and the entire gamut of diversity.

A significant piece of legislation I introduced in this Congress, H.R. 3294, the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act, which really has support from conservative Senators to progressive Democrats.