I applaud both of you gentleman for taking the lead in seeking to slow down the rush to regulate in this area.

We want to hear your thoughts on encouraging academic success in our classrooms.

I think we all agree that the path to a stronger and more competitive workforce is rooted in access to postsecondary education.

It is no secret our current education system is failing.

We want to learn about the policies that may be standing in the way of job creation right here in Wilkes-Barre.

Pell Grants have had pretty strong bipartisan support for years and years.

Chairman Kline and Congressman Hanna, it is my great honor to provide testimony on behalf of the trustees...

Because I believe that local communities, institutions of higher education and businesses should be able to work together in the most beneficial way possible for all parties involved, my subcommittee remains focused on examining the…

We also want to ensure that the long arm of federal regulations do not hinder innovative local solutions.

the goal of almost every student I've ever met is to find a job--and they believe their chances of one day landing that job are improved by earning a college degree.

the high school dropout rate even nationwide is pretty staggering.

the workplace is changing. And that is part of what is behind our whole effort here in these hearings

Pell grant money has more than tripled here in just a couple of years, from $12 billion to over $40 billion.

There is no question that as we are looking at ways to control federal spending, that we are looking at Pell grants.

I am convinced that we have also proven that state and federal workforce resources continue to be focused on the old manufacturing model and do not take seriously the importance of establishing and growing small businesses, especially in…

The time has come to put aside different treatment of postsecondary institutions based on tax status and to work together to protect students.

The proposed GE rule is so bad, however, in our estimation, for our students and our country that we have no alternative but to ask the legislative branch to stop it being implemented.

We appreciate the overwhelming, bipartisan vote in the House to push the pause button on this regulation.