Mark Takano

If the choice is between protecting student borrowers who were lied to by their schools or protecting an industry that wants relief from this rule, I will protect the student.

It is our responsibility to protect these individuals who have and are currently serving our country.

Mr. Takano. Well, at this time, just this past week the committee received a letter signed by 16 organizations representing service members and veterans across the U.S. urging us not to weaken the gainful employment rule or the defense to…

Mr. Takano. Dr. Cruz, are you telling me this loophole specifically incentivizes for-profit institutions to target our veterans because their money is not counted as part of the total Federal funding that the school receives?

And I would argue that as an example, a student that attends a vocational school maybe to become an auto mechanic or a cosmetologist, We apply exactly the same debt to income threshold to that student as we do to a say a teacher or a…

The Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule protects taxpayers and students alike against fraudulent colleges seeking to profit off Federal funds without providing a quality education.

The Federal Government, which spends billions of dollars contracting with private companies every year, has an obligation to demonstrate and promote responsible behavior. We should not be in the business of working with contractors who…

I thank the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin) as well as the gentlewoman from Washington State (Ms. Jayapal) for hosting this important Special Order hour. Congressman Raskin and Congresswoman Jayapal are two of the newest members of…

I thank the gentleman from Virginia for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to overturning the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule under the Congressional Review Act. Undoing this rule would once again allow unethical Federal…

In your opinion, what other information is critical in ensuring your son receives a high quality education?

Is it appropriate for anyone who's made blatant racist, Islamophobic, transphobic, and homophobic remarks to serve in these capacities?

These appointees have made blatantly racist, Islamophobic, transphobic, and homophobic remarks.

In my own district, I have a constituent, Sarah Vigrass, who works for California Virtual Academies, managed by K12 Incorporated.

Betsy DeVos, the nominee for Secretary of Education has advocated for a lack of oversight and regulation in Michigan's charter school law.

It would cost my State nearly 150,000 jobs.

We know the costs of repealing the ACA: 30 million people will lose their insurance, including nearly 5 million Californians.

I'm disappointed that my colleagues are yet again seeking to undermine a law that has helped millions of Americans get health coverage.

It would be a terrible mistake to repeal a law that has saved so many American lives.

Now, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle seem to be in a great rush to repeal a law that insures millions of Americans and that they have any access at all to lifesaving care.

Cancer does not recognize red states and blue states.

I thank my dear colleague, Bonnie Watson Coleman, for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my strong opposition to the nomination of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. To start, President-elect Trump's nominee to lead…

If I might join in a little more, I became a teacher-- more than, wow, gosh, it must be 30 years ago now--having experienced the disparity in the public schools in the Boston, Massachusetts, area; some days being a substitute teacher in…

I'm very proud of the bipartisan manner in which we often work when it comes to veterans' issues.

I have seen firsthand both the difficulties veterans face trying to further their education and the impact their experiences can have on a variety of civilian fields.

I am pleased to offer my support for the bill being marked up today, the Supporting Veterans STEM Careers Act.