"Thank you for holding this hearing which I think demonstrates the seriousness with which our Committee takes the issues that we're talking about here today."
"But we don't shut down AmeriCorps in the meantime."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you to all the witnesses for being here today to talk about this very critical issue."
"we realize these shipyards, particularly, but the other depots are not needed, not optional, but they are necessary to support our forces in our maritime strategy going forward."
"this was really a readiness issue for the force."
"What are you going to do to stop the hemorrhaging of these service partners?"
"I agree with your earlier testimony that Secretary Cardona's decision on October 6 to untangle the public service loan program is very significant and powerful decision that will help hundreds of thou..."
"I think it's important to remember it had strong bipartisan support and was signed into law by George W. Bush."
"I just want to confirm that's something that's going to be implemented by the Department of Education in conjunction with DOD."
"Again I've introduced a bill to actually track the Federal reserve benchmark, and allow people to refinance down."
"Over the last month, including yesterday's Senate hearing, we heard a lot of, in my opinion, over-the-top claims that the U.S. had lost all credibility with its allies in the wake of the withdrawal fr..."
"I have asked the administration to consider some permanent basing options for the Baltics because, ultimately, U.S. flag is probably the most important thing for deterrence."