ESEA is at its heart a civil rights law with the goal of ensuring that all students receive a quality education.

Congress deliberately required the supplement not supplant requirements to go through the negotiated rulemaking process.

Rulemaking, not enforcement, would be a better path for the CFPB to pursue.

I am pleased to be on the Senate floor as we begin the debate and discussion of legislation that I think is critical to certainly my home State of Kansas and important and valuable to the rest of the Nation as well. Kansas is known as an…

Thank you very much. Thanks to you and the ranking member for conducting this hearing.

My guess is the answer to that question is your tenacity is what caused people to learn about the program.

Thank you very much. I appreciate each and every one of you being here today and thank you for spending the time you have spent with me and my colleagues on this subcommittee.

I am especially proud to have a fellow Kansan here to tell a story about what is happening in regard to agriculture and veterans in our State.

This program is known as SAVE. The SAVE Program provides transition assistance, training and therapy on training farms so that veterans can be equipped to farm on their own.

I wanted to highlight a Senate bill that I introduced and Senator Tester is a sponsor of, it is Senate bill 1870 entitled 'Veterans Entrepreneur Transition Act.'

So, the scope and scale of this problem is significant, and requires bold action.

I think there is an opportunity for us to serve our veterans and serve the agricultural community as well.

This requires some training through the SBA in entrepreneurship and helps them phase in that training by offering collateral to launch their business through the G.I. benefits.

There is no member of the Senate who does not understand the opportunity to speak a little longer.

There is no group of people I hold in higher regard than those who served our country.

I know you worked closely with the VA in Kansas, and I know you are working hard to get your SAVE Program well on its way to meet the needs of veterans with PTSD and traumatic brain injuries.

I am of the view we change the world one soul, one person at a time, and your programs, your own lives, and your own families had the opportunity to do that.

Without objection, so ordered.