Brett Guthrie

It's interesting, and just the last comment that my friend, Ms. Blunt Rochester said, I was thinking in my head...

My bill will enable greater information exchange in order to guide health plans, pharmacy benefit managers, and others who develop prescription drug formularies and medical devices to make well-informed decisions about the benefits and…

It has been almost three years since the bipartisan Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act was signed into law, and now it is time for Congress to explore whether or not the included reforms are being turned into action.

While the President's executive actions are encouraging, the implementation of WIOA and congressional action to reauthorize Federal support for career and technical education can provide a lasting improvement to how our citizens found…

I am proud to say that so many members of this committee, including Chairwoman Foxx, played an instrumental role in creating the final version of WIOA that was signed into law.

I echo my support, and I enjoy working with my friend, the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Courtney). Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg), the chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment…

Empowering students and families and improving accountability will be leading priorities.

Thank you, Brian. We wish you the best of luck in your new venture, and know there are exciting opportunities in store for you, but we are going to miss you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Dr. Petrisko, I am pleased to hear that regional accreditors have launched a nationwide effort to place increased emphasis on graduation rates as part of their ongoing reviews of colleges and universities.

There is a lot of bipartisan stuff going on.

People expect it and want it and want the products to work.

You know the difference between an excuse and a problem? A problem comes with possible solutions; an excuse is a justification for the status quo.

It is clear CNCS is not fulfilling its responsibilities to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent in accordance with the law.

One of the most important responsibilities given to Congress by the Constitution is oversight of the federal bureaucracy.

If you can spell out some things we can look at in accreditation for life experiences, and get somebody into that 2-1/2-year timeframe, it is something that is doable.

We want to make it easier for people to use.

We need to make it simple, but we do need accurate data.

Again, it was great to see bipartisan support for that loan forgiveness effort to address something that as a Nation we really have, I think, a moral duty to perform.

I introduced a bill--the Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act -- that would improve the timing, frequency, and content of financial aid counseling.

We need to get rid of the complexity. We need to eliminate the confusion students face.

I was encouraged to hear Chairman Guthrie say that simplifying financial aid does not mean cutting it.

It is not a radical issue. It could be bipartisan if people chose to work together.

Medicaid expansion, if you let it go as it is, it doubles over the next 10 years. It is just unsustainable.

Eighteen years ago when my young daughter was born, we were all happy and excited. Then I did the math.

I encourage the adoption of this bill. I yield back the balance of my time.