06/03/2009
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"I think it's really important, Mr. Chairman, that Americans do understand the deeply damaging impact to families and communities on the nondefense side as well."
"If we exempt defense alone, the entire burden for finding the $1.2 trillion in cuts would fall on, basically, this subcommittee."
"One of my top priorities as chair of this committee is to address this college affordability crisis."
"Student debt crossed the $1 trillion mark and surpassed credit card debt for the first time ever."