Susan Davis

That certainty is kind of a--you know, is good for students, and I think there could be a chilling effect if students now--``Okay, I am going to take out a loan at this percentage and then by the time I finish I am going to be--It could be…

And the problem that I think we have with the Republican alternative in this is that that could change. It could change every year.

And I certainly appreciate my colleague wanting to personalize for students what they might be able to contribute in terms of those credits, but I think the reality is that when we are--if we are seeing student interest rates going up then…

Our amazing, time-traveling Supreme Court has truly surprised me this week. It was able to take us back to the 1960s on Tuesday and to step into the 21st century the next day by striking down DOMA. Yesterday's ruling was a long-overdue…

I am very pleased to be here with my colleagues today. I certainly want to thank Mr. O'Rourke and Mr. Vela and Mr. Gallego for presenting what we all believe is so critical and so important. It's not just about border communities and…

I certainly want to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle because I think we've seen how people can come together on a serious issue like this that really does affect our national security. What's so important about this bill is I…

I join my many colleagues today who have spoken out against this outrageous bill. I also want to object to the way that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have brought up H.R. 1797 for consideration. When a bill that affects the…

I'm pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Tsongas).

I really respect the gentleman and what he's bringing forward, but the reality is that mandatory minimums have been shown to actually reduce the incidence of reporting. Judges and juries need the ability to decide with discretion and not…

So if this language becomes law, a servicemember could engage in such speech and action for as long as and as much as desired, and a commander could only act against the individual when, say, the first shot was taken. I don't believe that…

I want to thank my colleagues on the committee for working together to bring forward a good bill. My thanks, of course, to Chairman Wilson and to the committee staff for working in a bipartisan manner. The bill contains a multitude of…

Student interest rates are set to double in a little over a month unless Congress stops it, and that's why I rise today in opposition to the Making College More Expensive Act. We should be considering legislation like the one my colleague…

I join my colleague, Mr. Peters, and rise to congratulate the remarkable achievement of San Diego's very own High Tech High robotics team. This past week, the team participated in the largest and more prestigious school robotics world…

Over 100,000 victims of gun violence last year, many of them children. What has this House done to prevent other children from being added to this tragic tally? Nothing, Mr. Speaker. Absolutely nothing. Ninety percent of Americans support…

I am pleased that we are holding this important hearing on the current status of the transition assistance program.

I am certainly pleased that we are holding this important hearing today on the current status of the Transition Assistance Program.

I wanted to just commend you as well, I know that you are focused on families.

The strength of our military lies in our people, and one of the most difficult issues that I think we always address come back to personnel.

We need to focus on fostering middle class prosperity, and I feel investing in job training and education is the best way to do that. We recently had an opportunity to revamp the Workforce Investment Act. However, the consolidation…

I think one of the concerns initially was whether or not we are focusing so much on do we have too many programs or are we not evaluating, but how--you know, what is it that we need to do to make certain that we have students who actually…

What we know about scientific research and I think you mentioned this, General, that it takes about 16 years sometimes to be able to translate that into real practice and policies.

The stigma issue is starting to become a little bit less of a problem.

Mr. Chairman, I want to thank you as well for your interest and for holding this hearing on mental health research.

We must continue to build on the hard work that has already been done to fill in any remaining gaps in scientific knowledge.

Our unwavering commitment is to our service members who are experiencing the challenge of multiple deployments.