Richard Hudson

It is critical that Members of this committee, on both sides of the aisle, work with you as we move forward with the implementation of any new policy changes.

Why should the Federal Government devote precious taxpayer dollars to low-risk people, places, or things?

RBS is in desperate need of private-sector ingenuity.

There has been a lot of talk about a ``student loan bubble.'' Do you think we are about to see the collapse of student loan programs because too many people are borrowing to pay for college?

So, Mr. Draeger--someone brought up earlier work-study too. I did work-study and that was great. What if we shifted some of this Pell Grant money into work-study and people actually learned responsibility and worked?

The institutions are failing by looking at the money they can make with prolonged student participation and the graduation rates are abysmal.

So are we creating lazy kids? Have we gotten to the point that we want so much for our future generations to have it better than we did that we have handicapped ourselves and we have done that through spending?

If you educate a student and they get a good job, then they should be able to come back, pay off these loans, become a taxpayer, and this should all work out, but it is not working out because we are not looking at the real problem.

There has been a lot of talk about a 'student loan bubble.' Do you think we are about to see the collapse of student loan programs because too many people are borrowing to pay for college?

I ran for Congress to improve the lives of North Carolinians by advancing initiatives that reinvigorate our economy and put people back to work. To achieve this goal, we must curb Washington's spending addiction and balance our budget. For…

The Community College System in North Carolina is integral to the success of many people who are out of work.