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I look forward to this hearing and to hearing more about your vision for Federal student aid and the appropriate role for the Federal Government moving forward in higher education and the workforce.

We want to eliminate tuition at public institutions. Who is going to pay for that?

Somehow the crystal ball is good enough for us to say that if you are Black or brown, then there is no way for you to make a loan repayment--if you are a minority.

Your work within the President Obama's White House and in the Department of Education raises some concerns for me because it shows that you believe solutions should come from unelected administrative appointees rather than the hard work of…

The only valid passport out of poverty.

The private sector is innovating in new ways to meet the needs of all of our consumers, and we should be encouraging our regulators to seek regulatory requirements that fit these advancements, not hinder them.

It is clear that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle want to relive old debates here in the committee.

Thank you for your leadership. It has been nothing less than stellar.

Years of climate talks have resulted in handshakes and a lot of photo ops, but little action...

This legislation seeks to flip the script on the narrative and encourages U.S. representatives at the multilateral development banks...

I have long been an advocate for the greater use of nuclear energy.

First, it is not an infrastructure package.

This is a plan to eliminate jobs in the private sector and then have the Federal Government spend trillions of dollars to recreate them.

In my view, nuclear power is a better alternative to many other renewable type choices...

Government programs rarely, if ever, result in the creation of any actual units of housing, and there is nothing in the Biden proposal that would change that outcome.

This bill prevents federal agencies and recipients of federal assistance from requiring contractors to sign controversial project labor agreements.

Instead of requesting earmarks, we should enact legislation like the Generating American Income and Infrastructure Now (GAIIN) Act.

Earmarks are a corrupting influence and act as 'the gateway drug for overspending,' as the late-Senator Tom Coburn said.