John Kline: “Again, I want to thank the authors of this bill, with particular emphasis on Mr. Salmon, Mr. Polis, and Mrs. Brooks. A…”

“Again, I want to thank the authors of this bill, with particular emphasis on Mr. Salmon, Mr. Polis, and Mrs. Brooks. A lot of people worked on this, though. My colleague, the ranking member of the full committee, Mr. Miller, and I have talked about the advantages of moving forward with innovation and new ideas, because that is what is happening, Mr. Chairman. Colleges and universities are changing--or trying to change--the model, the model which, as Mr. Polis pointed out, is based on how much time you sit in a seat, not what you have learned and not what competency you have. {time} 1515 It has been pointed out by a couple of speakers today that we are now dealing with a different student body than we have in the past. These are contemporary students. I guess that is our way of saying they are not the traditional students of the high school seniors who graduate and go off to 4 or 5 or 6 years of college. These are people, many times, who have come back, looking for a second career, a second chance, a new opportunity, and--yes, Mr. Chairman--looking for lower costs. This bill addresses all of that in order to give more students, more people, more families a chance--an opportunity--and a way to do it at a lower cost. I know my friend and colleague Mr. Polis has a couple of times mentioned his concerns about sleep for students.…”