Mr. President, today I am proud to introduce the Violence Against Women Health Initiative. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and this bill will raise awareness of domestic violence among health care providers and allow them to…

Thank you very much. I want to thank our colleague from Missouri, Congresswoman Hartzler, for leading this important effort tonight to highlight the concern that Republican women have for the millions of seniors that we represent in…

Mr. Speaker, our colleagues on the other side of the aisle are welcome to their own opinions but not welcome to create the facts. When the Democrats took over the Congress 4 years ago, almost 5 years ago now, the unemployment rate was 4.5…

Some are also concerned that growing default rates could be further exacerbated by the elimination of helpful services previously available through the now defunct Federal Family Education Loan Program.

My Republican colleagues and I were rightly concerned this political tactic could have unintended consequences on the nation's students, higher education institutions, and our economy.

Nineteen months ago, the Democrat-controlled Congress approved a federal takeover of the student loan industry to help pay for the president's health care law.

When the transition to the Direct Loan Program began, critics warned of a possible increase in student loan default rates.

The transition to the Direct Loan Program has also resulted in a decline in customer service for students and financial aid officers.

I think the federal government should be very limited in its work.

Thank you for testifying at the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training hearing entitled, 'Government-Run Student Loans: Ensuring the Direct Loan Program is Accountable to Students and Taxpayers.'

There is no excuse for anyone who wants to get a degree past high school not to get one.

I commend the Department of Education for what it has done.

I want to pledge to you that our committee looks for ways that the federal government can provide the most effective and the most efficient services to our students.

Skills are really what students need, not just degrees, but they need skills in order to get degrees.

Let me thank the chairman for convening this important hearing today.

I am only interested in game attributes or marketing practices that have the potential to mislead, deceive, or confuse.

I am beginning to understand that it could provide a great boost to our national economy and it could provide a boost for Federal and State coffers.

The data seems to suggest that.