"I have some serious issues with food insecurity in North Carolina. We have got a high rate, 26 percent."
"I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to reauthorize the Higher Education Act in this Congress."
"I believe that we have to be more thoughtful about how we measure the success of these institutions."
"Thank you, Chairwoman Foxx, for holding this hearing on the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act."
"Given their vital importance to underrepresented and low-income students, the federal government must continue to support and invest in these institutions."
"I wish to acknowledge the Ranking Member of our full committee, Congressman Bobby Scott, and thank him for being here for this important hearing."
"We need to give special consideration, special focus on institutions that provide access and are affordable."
"But we must ensure that we are equipping institutions, like our HBCUs, with the tools and the resources necessary to serve the unique needs of their student populations."
"I believe that higher education should be accessible to everyone regardless of their race, their ethnicity, their religion, or any other factors that make us unique."
"We must move away from linear measurements of success that do not take into account the unique circumstances that face low-income students that are often students of color."
"I wish to acknowledge the ranking member of our full committee, Congressman Bobby Scott, and thank him for being here for this important hearing."