Roy Blunt

I would like you to commit to working with this subcommittee to guarantee that the program has sufficient returning workers.

I believe it is now time for Congress to recognize the importance of balancing providing a safety net, when needed, with ensuring that our labor needs are met.

I was the Chairman of the committee at the time, and Senator Murray was the ranking member, and that funding has created, and will create employment opportunities by providing reemployment and training assistance in areas where they are…

I have been particularly involved in that as it related to returning veterans who bring skills back with them.

I am concerned that some of the components of the Department's budget request... don't consider this, or the very real needs of local communities.

I think the executive order clearly heads in the right direction, but let us work on what we can do now.

when I look at this substitute, I am reminded of the adage, the new boss is the same as the old boss. In this case, the new bill is the same as the old bill. It has a different number, but it still maintains the same flawed policies that…

let me say, our times got changed today a little bit, and I was trying to finish another thing to get over here and hear in person what Senator Stabenow had to say. She has been an incredible leader in this effort, a great partner. As she…

Thank you. Madam President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Missouri ____________________

I actually think when Stacey Abrams immediately endorsed Senator Manchin`s proposal, it became the Stacey Abrams` substitute, not the Joe Manchin substitute.

you and I, as we sit on the Rules Committee, saw the debate on this bill--the bill that the sponsors call the For the People Act. I think it really more accurately could be called the ``For the Politicians Act.'' S. 1 was marked up in the…

We, of course, don't want to let that happen.

Thank you, Chairwoman, and thanks for holding this hearing.

Can you provide the Subcommittee additional details on your plans for the long-term servicing solution?

What about all the students that could go to community college, otherwise, that we are--are we now paying that tuition as well?

You have looked at our report. I appreciated you saying that you completely concur with the recommendations and findings.

I am concerned about the spending level.

I am concerned with the unprecedented level of spending proposed in this budget request.

What can we do to ensure that that money gets spent, and there is more transparency about how and where it is being spent?

So why would--so let's go to a second question. Why would you focus that first 2 years on a community college when students might want--that even qualify for, for instance, the Pell Grant now, they can take that Pell Grant money and go to…

we should instead focus our investments in programs that make a student's choice in college affordable.

It is absolutely imperative that the Department begins communicating with borrowers early and often.

Future generations can't afford this budget.

We have just about worn out the Capitol Police force, and I think we talk about adding more to the force.

Why do you think those were not implemented?