Susan Davis
The Public Record
Susan A. Davis is a former U.S. Representative for California's 53rd congressional district, serving from January 3, 2001, to January 3, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Davis focused on a range of issues during her tenure, including education, health care, and women's rights. She was known for her advocacy in promoting policies that support families and children, as well as her efforts to improve access to health care services.
Loopholes in Federal law and weak enforcement have allowed unscrupulous for-profit institutions to aggressively recruit student veterans and then defraud them all on the taxpayer's dime.
We cannot allow for-profit institutions to skirt accountability rules just by changing a tax designation on paper.
What is ideal? What creates the incentive and yet is not perhaps burdensome?
I think that is one of the driving problems, that we have incentivized bad behavior at the Federal level.
We know that students at for-profit institutions are likely to take on more debt, default on that debt, and not complete their degrees.
Despite this, the Department of Education under this Administration has failed to protect students against low-performing institutions.
I look forward to working with my colleagues to find solutions that ensure veterans both adequate protection against predatory schools and access to quality college degrees that lead to a rewarding career.
Could I ask you, Madam Secretary, can you commit to 2 weeks that we might have that report?





