My district is one of the most unequal in the country. It certainly has been impacted by mass incarceration.

Charities should not be abused as personal piggy banks.

I agree.

One more time, Mr. Chairman, I just want to thank you for your leadership and the way in which you comport yourself.

This is about what is right and just for the American people.

Electric light is the most efficient policeman.

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman.

I do just think ultimately if the goal here is to treat people and customers as consumers and not as products, then we can't in any way be complicit to executives who are turning a profit there unscathed when there are customers who are…

we know that everyday Americans are punished and suffering in terms of their opportunity for social and economic mobility and bare necessities, often for things outside of their control.

Absolutely. I know even in the district I represent in Massachusetts, there have been something like 3,000 of those complaints based on erroneous data just in the last 2 years alone.

Specifically, I worry about those who have been victims of the deceptive business practices and predatory marketing of some for-profit colleges and universities...