Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chair, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are relentless in their pursuit to eliminate an entire sector of postsecondary education--proprietary institutions, or taxpaying institutions. In their zealous effort to bury these types of institutions under additional red tape and redundant bureaucratic mandates, Democrats are wasting taxpayer dollars and valuable Pentagon time. I have said during our Education and Labor Committee hearings, and I will say it again and again, I support accountability for all postsecondary education institutions. Students should not be taken advantage of or harmed at any institution. That is why Congress and the armed services have tough standards in place that hold all institutions accountable for taxpayer dollars. These requirements include two agencies already overseeing schools participating in aid programs. The Pentagon is already required through the Tuition Assistance program to evaluate the educational institutions' overall effectiveness in administering its academic program, courses, and general customer satisfaction; and the Department of Education is tasked with--and has the expertise to--monitor the school's fiscal health according to standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. If institutions fail to meet either of these requirements, there are serious consequences.…”