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I think it highlights a very important issue with what I would say is the unintended consequences of the Affordable Care Act.

I think reforms that drive us towards completion are at least something we ought to give strong consideration.

And sadly for many students, if you--leave with tens of thousands of dollars in debt and have no degree then you are, by definition, much worse off because you don't have a better economic opportunity and you have a lot of debt.

I certainly understand the importance of the federal student loan program; I am very much a product of the federal student loan and student financial aid program.

I hope that my good friend who is in the chair today will take up the cause and the banner for this Committee and the Speaker to move forward on comprehensive immigration reform.

If not now, then when? How long? How long?

I remain troubled at the Fed's bloated balance sheet and I remain unconvinced that there is a viable exit strategy from the Fed's policy of quantitative easing.

The American people can ill afford the inflation, debt, and insecurity that this misguided approach threatens.

I have authored a bill, the FFOCUS Act, which eliminates the Fed's dual mandate in order to focus on price stability.

I am pleased to call to order this morning's hearing to examine the fundamental science and research activities at the National Science Foundation, known as the NSF, National Institutes for Standards and Technology, known as NIST, and the…

I will, and I apologize for not recognizing my colleague, who is standing in the back row. My eyesight is not as good as it used to be.

What we need is flexibility across the whole sequester action, as General Welsh, I think, mentioned earlier.

We must continue close cooperation with the Nations who share our interest in the region.

I think we owe you and the other members of this committee and Congress a vote of thanks for the incredible job you've done compensating the great men and women who serve in all of our Services over the last 20 years.

I truly wish my legislation wasn't necessary. It shouldn't be.

I wish the tragic events of May 30, 2012 never took place.

The Department of Veterans Affairs had not made an unacceptable mistake that resulted in even more pain and heartache for this family.

This agency has been given some of the broadest, most unchecked authorities in the history of our Federal Government.