So it is our responsibility in this arena to be sure we shine a light on those bad actors who seek to scam students and taxpayers and thereby block the door to education.

We know that education is the great equalizer and that it should pay no attention to your gender, to your religion, your socioeconomic group, your political party.

I am startled to hear that in Ms. Huizer's testimony that more than 60 million workers are subjected to these agreements, shutting off rights to be able to seek justice in court.

It does not just apply to for-profit schools, it applies to nondegree programs at nonprofit and public institutions.

But those are the kids who are now waiting to get care.

If you have ever sat down with one of these students and got a feeling for where they are in life after they have been defrauded by one of these colleges and universities, I think you would rise to the same level of emotion as I have on…

I fundamentally believe that access to affordable and comprehensive health care is a right, not a privilege.

But in fact, you know, I do the call, and then I pass on the information. There is no additional oversight with regard to that call...

It is our duty--it is our responsibility to investigate why.

This is an area where public policy, it is my view, can make a big difference.

Let's go to $15 an hour and take the responsibility.

I think we need to look at that reduction in Federal costs relative to the burden that is imposed on consumers.

Because of the Affordable Care Act more than 20 million people gained health coverage, many for the first time in their lives.

We should not be afraid of research.

This is unfair, and it is fundamentally unfair the American taxpayers have to subsidize it.

Are we still separating children and rendering them unaccompanied children, and adding to the system?

Unfortunately, many of the key protections for students and taxpayers that the Obama administration advanced are under attack by this administration.

I just want to set the record straight.

If we know that servicers are doing a poor job in helping our students, why do they continue to receive lucrative contracts?

We need to call it for what it is, which is wage theft.

It is clear that the United States faces a public health emergency.

Well, we know they did away with case management. They did away now with Central American Minors Program.

The administration's short-term plans rule stands up a parallel health insurance market that isn't subject to those protections.

if workers cannot come forward in a system that depends on them to bring complaints and that depends on them to collaborate with investigators, we can't hope to actually enforce the law or to make our minimum wage a reality for workers.

The harmful practice of detaining children in huge unlicensed facilities could be ended if ORR would simply abide by the Flores agreement and release children to sponsors without unnecessary delay.