"The rule is shameful and if you are not pushing back that is doubly shameful. It is an abdication of your duties."
"I understand rural America and my district is very rural. There is actually deeper struggles with hunger in rural areas."
"I do not think that holding people accountable is punishment. And I do not think that work is punishment. I think that work is opportunity."
"Okay. We have got to move past the good intentions."
"We know the community colleges and historically black colleges and universities and other minority serving institutions play a key role in providing college opportunities for low income students and s..."
"A top priority of mine is criminal justice reform. I believe the impact of education on these individuals that have been incarcerated, society as a whole is crucial."
"The 2017 report found that the total economic impact in the U.S. is 14.8 billion annually."
"A Maryland graduate can expect to make a million dollars more a year due to that credential."
"It is great to see the committee coming together in a bipartisan way to prioritize and address this issue."
"Roughly 600,000 individuals are released from incarceration every year."
"2017 Germany passed novel legislation to put massive fines on social media companies that do not remove obvious criminal content within 24 hours."