Political Quotes

“I am proud to be joined by 11 of my colleagues from the Committee on Education and Labor in presenting this amendment, which would increase funding for the Department of Education's Office of Inspector General, or the EDOIG, by $4 million dollars. EDOIG conducts independent and objective audits, investigations, and other activities to promote the efficiency, effectiveness, and integrity of the Department. This office helps prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse, and that work is as important now as it has ever been, especially since the Department of Education has violated the law on three different occasions under this administration. Just last year, a Federal court ruled that the Department's actions during the rollback of a loan-relief plan, had violated Federal privacy law. The Department also violated the Administrative Procedures Act by arbitrarily refusing to discharge the student loan payments of borrowers who attended Corinthian College, a for-profit university accused of predatory lending. And recently, the Department illegally delayed Obama-era regulations governing online colleges, without conducting the legally-required negotiated rulemaking. We insist upon the utmost integrity at the Department entrusted with the education of our children, and this amendment will make sure that OIG has the resources and staff it needs to do its critical work.…”