George Miller

I very much doubt that the totality of the proposed legislative changes with respect to student aid will substantially further either the president's goal with respect to participation or with respect to equalizing educational…

the idea that somehow we would then dismantle the program... is a credible position that the nation would be well served.

Please send an electronic version of your written response to the questions to the Committee by close of business on Wednesday, June 3, 2009--the date on which the hearing record will close.

the proposal to sharply expand the Pell Grant Program and make it an entitlement is likewise fiscally irresponsible and potentially might add to already inflated college costs.

I think this proposal sets the bar high. It yields astonishing savings that will help students, makes the most sense for taxpayers, and harnesses private sector innovation for the public good.

Thank you for testifying at the May 21, 2009 hearing of the Committee on Education and Labor on 'Increasing Student Aid through Loan Reform.'

If the more 4,000 institutions currently in the FFEL program are happy with the program and wish to keep it, I think we should listen to their wishes.

this investment we make in education probably returns more than any other investment that we make.

the law of unintended consequences has led to outcomes far different than intended as Federal Student Assistance has expanded over time.

The meltdown in our economy has made a growing college affordability crisis worse for American families.

That is a significant amount of resources to be made available to those who struggle most financially.

Students shouldn't have to worry whether the roller coaster fluctuations of the financial markets will hurt their college opportunities.

the notion that federal financial aid has promoted college access to the United States is a myth not a reality.

an added cost of a fee-for-service also seems to inhibit the savings of the Administration's plan that can be used to increase Pell grants.

But on the whole, the FFEL program is actually returning money to the U.S. Treasury this year.

I think I can persuade most of them, certainly in the state of California, that they can knit together the resources to do that and receive a first class education.

What is best for schools and the students they serve seems to be lost in this debate.

President Obama's proposal to transfer $94 billion in lender subsidies to students merits your support.

In short, the status quo has become impossible to defend. Students and families are not being served as well as they could be.

Today, our committee will examine how we can continue to make college more affordable by significantly increasing grant aid for students.

I do think that we have an enormous responsibility to make sure that the bottom line for this is what loan program or programs will best serve the students and best serve the taxpayers of this country.

Putting the Pell Grant program on a strong and predictable financial footing does take considerable resources.

Thank you for all your doing to seriously address these severe problems of seclusion and restraints nationwide.

It is absolutely key that science be treated on par with reading and math in any update of the No Child Left Behind Act.

I think we have to think very, very differently--get away from narrowing the curriculum, and investing in those things that give students a chance to be excited about coming to school, but to find their passion and build their sense of…