South Florida's four Democrats in Congress, U.S. Representative Frederica Wilson, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ted Deutch and Lois Frankel, all voted for the bill.

Thank you, Mr. Cordray, for your time and your work to support students and protect borrowers.

That lets you know how important your work is, and how important this particular issue impacts so many people.

So it's clear we need to work together to find the best policies to support student borrowers.

We want and we expect answers to the questions given to you, ones that you said you were going to provide.

I look forward to our discussion and the work you have ahead to ensure that all students--all students in this country can access high-quality, higher education without taking on debt they cannot repay, or falling victim to predatory institutions.

I drafted a bill to address that, so you should--we'll enlist your help in finishing that product.

As a graduate of Fisk University, I am proud to Chair this first hearing to exclusively examine the State of these vital institutions since 2008.

Today, HBCUs remain integral to promoting the academic, social, and economic success of the descendants of enslaved Americans.

However, let us not forget, we recognize that we still have a long way to go to correct historic--historic--inequities in HBCU funding.

I worked with Tennessee State this last year, school year, to help increase their Black male population by sending them 12 Black boys to Tennessee State.