May 21, 2019
The retroactive accreditation was done for the students so that the time they were in school, the money they invested was not wasted.
Virginia Foxx
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Virginia Ann Foxx is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 5th congressional district since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, she has been active in various legislative efforts and has focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and fiscal responsibility. Throughout her tenure, Foxx has been known for her strong advocacy for conservative policies and her commitment to her constituents in North Carolina. She has participated in numerous debates and discussions, often emphasizing the importance of government accountability and the responsible use of taxpayer funds.
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May 21, 2019
The truth is that Congress has failed in its obligation to produce laws and statutes that serve in the interest of students.
May 21, 2019
They didn't care about those students. They just shut them down arbitrarily and didn't give them a chance to help those students get their transcripts.
May 21, 2019
How can Congress help the Department in this regard? Because I think the situation with ECA could have been better had we had some rule on this issue.
May 21, 2019
The fact that both a regional and a national accreditor were caught up in this tells me we can't single out any one accreditor, that all accreditors need to improve their analysis of quality assurance and continuous improvement.
May 21, 2019
That is a number that should keep everyone up at night, and that is a number that has been exacerbated through this policy, unfortunately, of subsidizing higher education at a rate that is just breathtaking from the Federal level.
May 21, 2019
the strategy may be politically convenient for them, but it tells me and the American people they do not care about the vast majority of students
May 21, 2019
I invest a lot of time in these hearings, and I'm on two committees. And honestly, on this subject we have the most experts in the Congress of any subject that I am aware of, bar none.
May 21, 2019
You have been painted as somebody who had a nefarious reason for opening up this plan, and I think it's a very unfair portraiture of you.
May 21, 2019
Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize North Wilkes Middle School and West Wilkes Middle School in North Carolina's Fifth District on their recent achievement of Lighthouse certification for implementing the Leader in Me program. Lighthouse…
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