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We now have to move from a system that provides access alone to one that incents success.

The federal financial aid system is one of the great success stories in the history of the federal government.

I am a product of Pell Grants, could not have gone to college--graduated from Wabash College--without Pell Grants.

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:13 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at 9:30 a.m…

I certainly appreciate the gentleman from Louisiana and his leadership. I know you were quoted over the weekend on FOX News by George Will describing the tragic circumstances that most Americans see themselves in, those that have lost…

I don't think we need the Department of Labor, Mr. Chairman, to decide that.

Unfortunately, because of Congress' repeated cuts in GSA's construction and renovation budget, and because of arcane budget scoring rules, GSA has not been able to fund projects that maintain the aging inventory of buildings.

In an ideal world, Congress would vote for a robust annual appropriation for GSA's revolving fund to support a proper investment in the existing portfolio.

I would like to thank Chairman Barletta for his leadership in calling today's hearing on Federal Triangle South.

We are going to continue to monitor the marketplace, and if we see that a company... engages in anticompetitive activities, we are going to take action.

I would like to congratulate my friend from Kentucky on Ford's expansion there. We have a proud auto building history in Indiana as well. We are extraordinarily proud of all the different folks who help make our country run, who help make…

In Indiana, where I am from, we have had in recent days reported that 701 Hoosiers have signed up on the Affordable Health Care Act exchanges, and 108,000 are going to lose their health care plan.

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?