"I am concerned with the unprecedented level of spending proposed in this budget request."
"Future generations can't afford this budget."
"if you think college is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free."
"I am concerned about the spending level."
"What about all the students that could go to community college, otherwise, that we are--are we now paying that tuition as well?"
"Thank you, Chairwoman, and thanks for holding this hearing."
"What can we do to ensure that that money gets spent, and there is more transparency about how and where it is being spent?"
"I think momentum is important here, and it has been our view, both Senator Klobuchar's and mine, that so many of these things, we now clearly have a sense of what we ought to do, and now we ought to b..."
"There may be some cost to that, but even in those areas, not this hearing about cost, but those areas that cost is a cost that clearly is manageable and easily accessible, I believe, for the Capitol P..."
"It is absolutely imperative that the Department begins communicating with borrowers early and often."
"I look forward to working with the administration and with my colleagues on this committee to make the investments in education we need to make so we have a brighter future for our families."