Susan Davis

The reality is, that it is difficult for young people to complete college.

We don't need to view a period of government dependency as a rite of passage for Americans.

When a student is admitted to an institution, it has to be a two way agreement.

The lasting, undeniable benefits of a college degree illustrate our responsibility, as a Nation, to ensure that students have an opportunity to enroll in and graduate from college.

I have long said institutions need to be more responsive to the needs of the students they sign on to serve.

We must invest in higher education so that all students who begin college, no matter their race, their income, their background, or circumstance, can complete a degree that leads to a rewarding career.

I want to acknowledge the ranking chair and my good friend, Virginia Foxx.

We don't need to let institutions off the hook either.

Simply put, investments in quality higher education will pay for themselves.

It is important that we make sure that people complete because when they do that, we all win.

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How close is MDA to maturing directed energy technology to where it is suitable and effective for missile defense?

the economy doing well does not necessarily always mean that workers are doing well.

On Saturday, as members of our Jewish community in San Diego and all over the world observed the final day of Passover, a 19-year-old chose hate. He stormed into the Chabad of Poway synagogue, shooting at the congregation, leaving beloved…

Mr. Secretary, I am actually struggling to see how these cuts to programs supporting workers are in line with the DOL's mission as it is currently stated.

I look forward to working with you on these issues because I think these are critical and we need to address them.

So can you please confirm that the Department of Labor will not take regulatory action that hands over the department's statutory role in establishing the labor standards to third parties?

Nearly two years ago, I voted to pass the Forever GI Bill to ensure that our nation's veterans can access the benefits of the social mobility that come with a high-quality post-secondary education.

Simply put, we have a responsibility to protect those who protect us.

We are just delighted that you have joined us today as well.

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.

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.

What is ideal? What creates the incentive and yet is not perhaps burdensome?

Thank you very much, Chairman Takano.

We know that students at for-profit institutions are likely to take on more debt, default on that debt, and not complete their degrees.