Virginia Foxx actually said...

"I commend the Department of Education for what it has done."

"Skills are really what students need, not just degrees, but they need skills in order to get degrees."

"I want to pledge to you that our committee looks for ways that the federal government can provide the most effective and the most efficient services to our students."

"My Republican colleagues and I were rightly concerned this political tactic could have unintended consequences on the nation's students, higher education institutions, and our economy."