Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. We have heard from our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that for-profit institutions, proprietary schools, are taking advantage of veterans, in particular. The bottom line is this amendment is arbitrary and is not a meaningful accountability tool. Let me point out that the University of Maryland University College, which recently changed its name--I hear it advertising every morning on the radio--actively recruits and enrolls many, many veterans, a very high percentage of veterans, and is a university supported by the taxpayers of Maryland, along with Federal taxpayers. {time} 2000 But it has for many, many years had a graduation rate less than 10 percent. I don't hear my colleagues talking about, again, other institutions which have abysmal graduation rates and serve many veterans being held to the same accountability measures. This is not fair. We hear a lot about fairness from our colleagues on the other side of the aisle. Let's be fair. Let's apply the rules to everyone--everyone-- Mr. Speaker. Our students, particularly the brave men and women in uniform, deserve better from us no matter where they might choose to continue their education. So let's be fair. Let's make the rules the same for everyone. Let's not go after institutions that have been in existence, some for hundreds of years, because our colleagues don't like groups of people that make a profit. Mr.…”