Richard Burr

It holds for 1 year until the readjustment of the 10-year bond, which could by higher, it could be lower.

This goes to the heart of what the Senator from Tennessee said. Today the subsidy goes to 26 percent of our students; 55 percent pay the 6.8 rate. Under the bipartisan bill, 64 percent--all undergraduates--get 3.66. If this is about…

The most significant part is for the undergraduates who were not subsidized, they would go from 6.8 to 3.6.

The Senator is correct. I might add to my good friend, this chart shows exactly what we talked about. Under the plan on which we will vote at 12, because of the need for students in the subsidized category to borrow additional money at 6.8…

Let me just say to my colleagues, Mel is a good man. He is a good husband. He is a good father.

Above all, Mel always prioritized service to North Carolina during his more than 20 years in the U.S. Congress.

Finding a nominee for Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency has been a long time coming.

I think Medicare is the 800-pound gorilla in the room.

I am shocked at what Senator Nelson has uncovered, that providers would do exactly what we designed and take advantage of it.

I think it is a cheap shot to come in here and say that has contributed to the health care model that we have today.

I think what I have heard from all of you is that our health care system needs to be redesigned.

Does the Senator from Massachusetts agree that out of the student loan fund $8.7 billion is diverted to the Affordable Care Act?

Let me finish--which this unanimous consent request doesn't incorporate. In essence, the unanimous consent request says we are not going to deal with this 61 percent; we are only going to deal with 39 percent. Because they have received…

Reclaiming my time, clearly, the Senator said her bill only deals with the subsidized Stafford loan. Under current law, let me state it again, unsubsidized Stafford loans, current law, 6.8 percent; parent and graduate PLUS loans, 7.9…

S.492 Bill to require States to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans

The VFW continues to believe that this bill leverages existing resources in an effort to ensure our veterans have access to a variety of job opportunities within the Federal Government.

We thank Ranking Member Burr for his continued support to closing the civilian/military licensing and credentialing gap.

S.572 Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act

A poorly negotiated TPP agreement could result in the loss of hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs in the textile industry.

If confirmed, I am confident that as Secretary of Transportation, Mayor Foxx will be up to the challenge of not only keeping our Nation moving, but moving in the right direction.

Would you be suspect that there was something political about the fact that only key words that applied to conservative organizations would have been flagged?

Our goal cannot be temporary relief from veterans' homelessness. It has to be constructed for permanent transition.

Mr. Chairman, thank you, and to the panel. I found it to be fascinating.

We commend Senator Burr for attempting to ensure that more resources actually go to having more actual care deliverers

The enormous increase in the appropriation for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) since 2006 was motivated by the desire of those on both sides of the aisle to ensure that there were adequate resources available to deliver quality…