As a veteran, and I know there are many veterans here today, I appreciate everything that the Congress does to help our veterans transition.

If you are truly serious about moving these priority projects forward, then can you tell me why the President did not request a single dollar in his budget?

I worked with my colleague, Mrs. Napolitano, to permanently authorize the Corps of Engineers to continue funding the Veterans' Curation Program.

We look forward to continuing to work with our colleagues in Congress, educational institutions, the private sector, and, most importantly, students to push for common-sense solutions to the ever-growing problem of student loan debt.

We need to act.

This impacts all of our districts, and I know even in your own district, the St. Martin Parish School District issued bonds last year to build new schools and improve existing ones.

I support having a tax system that allows for everyone to keep as much of their hard-earned money as possible.

Washington disagrees on how to strengthen our infrastructure, but I believe decisions made by local communities handling local projects tend to be more efficient than one-size-fits-all policy from Washington, D.C.

We need the existing tax incentives employers receive for tuition assistance to be applied to student loan repayment.

The National Potato Council (NPC) applauds the Committee for holding this important hearing.

We are trying to feed people who are hungry. We are trying to give them access to food...