Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this may be the only bipartisan amendment that we will have the chance to vote on today. The really good news is that there will be a voice vote. For the past decade, our Nation's veterans service organizations have called on Congress to protect our military veteran students and close the 90-10 loophole that you have heard about. Today, at long last, Congress heeds that call by harnessing market forces to ensure better educational opportunities and outcomes for our millions of veterans. Those millions of veterans and veteran students use their hard-earned educational benefits at a variety of educational institutions in our States, including the types of trade and vocational schools that my own father--maybe your relatives as well--used in World War II and Korea and Vietnam using the original GI bill. Let me be clear. Some for-profit schools in this country do a very good job working with our veterans, preparing them for lives and careers. Unfortunately, we have seen way too many that do not, and what we want to do with this legislation is to make sure that the veterans are protected from the bad actors in the for-profit college sector, places like ITT Tech and Corinthian, places that no longer exist. While the American Rescue Plan closes the 90-10 loophole, we understand the need to make sure we get this right.…”