Political Quotes

“It is a shame that people make aspersions on the floor when they don't know anything about a subject. I think of Grand Canyon University and the 35,000 students on campus, on a physical plant, in Phoenix, Arizona. I just heard that they are an online school. Go tell those people who commute or live in the dorms at one of the fastest growing physical plant campuses in the country. It is like saying the University of Arizona is an online school, with their 35,000 students, because they have an online program where you can get a bachelor's degree without ever setting foot on campus, or ASU or BYU, or any of the hundreds of other campuses. How can you misdirect and try to attack an amendment when you simply don't know what is going on with what you are saying? It is astounding. It is astounding. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I just had a quick look. At Grand Canyon, 86,000 students are online, so let's put that aside. The essential point of this amendment is what it would do to education and educational opportunities. As I mentioned, for the historically Black colleges, eliminated; Hispanic-serving institutions, eliminated; historically Black graduate institutions, eliminated; Tribal colleges--where else do you want to go to revoke education for youngsters in this country? I go back to an unbelievable man of vision, Claiborne Pell, who said, let's make postsecondary education available to all, not just the rich.…”