"the Department of Education, and quite frankly, yourself, have been less than transparent, and to put it bluntly."
"As is often the case, more money is not the answer and does not address the underlying problems facing HBCUs."
"Historically Black colleges are an important and critical landscape to that of higher education."
"Taxpayer dollars are not--are meant to improve students' educational outcomes and experiences, not the salaries of additional staff and administrators."
"We must encourage all institutions of higher education, including HBCUs, to become more self-reliant."
"This policy is simply reckless and financially, honestly, absurd."
"When a college class closes thousands of students are thrown off their academic paths, some permanently."
"We must resist these efforts if we are ever to get our Nation's financial house in order."
"Everything is not free when faced with adverse circumstances."
"the entire burden of the student's debt on hard-working taxpayers, a significant number of which never went to college."
"Burdening taxpayers further with other people's debt should be our last resort."