It is this administration and it is the current Secretary of Education who refuses to acknowledge that we have to do something.

We can't sit idly by and allow these individuals attending for-profits to be targeted, to be taken advantage of on the government's dime.

A strong accountability for our colleges and universities is vital to ensuring quality higher education for our Nation's students.

You have allowed child labor in health professions, putting teenagers at risk of injury.

This Department of Education has failed to implement Obama era rules established to protect students from low performing institutions.

Overall, since the beginning of the Administration, enforcement activities in the workforce have been on a steady decline.

You have blocked electronic reporting, preventing the public from knowing detailed workplace injury information.

My words may seem harsh, Mr. Secretary, but really they are a response to 17 pages of testimony, which I read--I read very carefully--that, in my view, were divorced from reality and really read like propaganda.

You have weakened protections for construction and shipyard workers from beryllium exposure.

The data show us that while, yes, for-profit colleges enroll just 9 percent of students, these companies account for 34 percent of student loan defaults.

You have shortchanged 3 million Americans and workers from getting their overtime.

You have shuttered the Department of Labor.

I have to acknowledge, for a moment, that you do come before the committee under a cloud of controversy regarding the Epstein case and questions around the adequacy of your position as a Cabinet official.

You have limited corporate liability when franchisees, contractors, subcontractors, staffing agencies and the like commit wage theft, hurting working people.

Our members are hearing from constituents who were impacted by these bad actors and Democrats are here to fight for them, not protect certain sectors to achieve bipartisanship.

I look forward to working with my colleagues across the aisle to reject the cuts and act a forward-looking agenda to improve the lives of American families.

We ought to be focused like a laser on their opportunities and their future, and yes, look at innovation, test whether or not it is good, and be prepared to say no when it is not working.

How can you support this Budget? I mean that genuinely.

I believe that this Budget is cruel, and I believe that it is reckless.

If a budget is a reflection of our values, it is very clear that President Trump's values--building a wall that he said Mexico would pay for--more than investing in our public health and workforce, this is all very puzzling.

You are extending the program without any knowledge of its effectiveness.

Well, let me just say this. I thank you for your information--my time is up--but it is not working.

Gun violence is a public health emergency.

I have nothing else to say. This is absurd, and I hope [off audio].

I think it is highly coincidental.