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Tuition should reflect the expected return on investment that the degree provides graduates in the workforce.

I believe universities know full well that engineering students will graduate with higher paying jobs, than maybe say an English major.

Let us compare this to the work of the previous administration, who worked every day to repeal important accountability measures that were meant to protect students originally put in place by Democrats.

As a result, the Biden administration has forgiven more than 13.3 billion for one million borrowers.

Stronger accountability regulations in higher education saves students money and prevents them from wasting money on worthless degrees.

To ensure students have access to the promise of higher education, the Department of Education must hold bad actors in higher education accountable for student success.

Let us be crystal clear; the evidence is everywhere in every segment of society that a college degree is the surest path to the American dream.

I was thinking about an event last year where I'm at National Reagan Airport, and the pilot announced that we can't take off because it's too hot out.

I hope the Administration will work urgently to protect U.S. businesses from censorship, from intimidation, from coercion so that they can exercise the opinions that they would like to have.

Freedom of speech is not freedom of speech if people are threatening to harm those you love abroad if you exercise your right to share opinions.

I am extremely interested in your efforts to make sure that access to these public lands is preserved.

I propose an amendment to the Endangered Species Act at the very end, the last paragraph, where you are to provide a report on your cost.

I simply need the agencies who are in charge of this law to acknowledge that it costs, when implemented, billions of dollars in many situations, especially when we talk about our forests.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oregon will be postponed. Amendment No. 28 Offered by Ms. Tlaib The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

Affluent people should be able to put significant money into IRAs and so forth, but it reaches a point at which there is not a public purpose in subsidizing increased, massive increase in wealth for the very wealthiest people in America.

Why does it make sense that we are providing such a massive protection for those levels? Those aren't basic retirement levels. That's just a way to escape income taxes for very wealthy Americans.

I'm glad I'm not misleading Oregonians, and when I ask people--I'll often ask Questions in my town hall on things like would you all like prefer to see it invested in the stock fund, and the risk of what having Social Security wiped out by…

I welcome the bipartisan commitment not to cut Social Security, but it's not rock solid.