Does this legislation solve every problem facing working families? No, it does not. But it does offer to make life a little easier for working Americans by helping them better balance the demands of work and family, and I encourage all of…

I commend my home state representative, Mrs. Roby, for introducing this commonsense legislation to give employees choice and flexibility.

We applaud the chairman and the subcommittee for holding this hearing and the leadership of Representative Martha Roby of Alabama for introducing the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013.

I am particularly pleased to speak in support of this bill today given its sponsor, Representative Roby, is from my home state of Alabama.

What can be done beyond this hearing room to encourage the private sector to engage themselves at a higher rate when it comes to STEM education?

I know financial aid administrators are concerned about the impact of sequestration on student financial aid programs.

For these student loan programs to remain available, we have got to strengthen them.

I think we need some consumer protections. We need to take a look at why students are one of the very few groups that can't get the protection of bankruptcy.

We are fortunate to have a diverse educational system. Students can use federal financial aid and many other scholarships and funding sources to attend their school of choice.

American taxpayers deserve and expect an accountable government, not a bloated bureaucracy in need of credit counseling.

Together, these basic facts emphasize why it is so important that we, the elected leaders of this country, take every reasonable step to accurately inform the public about the policies and procedure of its government.