"The committee Republicans are deeply committed to ensuring that all programs under the Department's jurisdiction are implemented effectively."
"Since assuming office in 2017, Secretary DeVos has worked to reduce the regulatory burden on State and local leaders."
"Accountability is asking an agency official a tough question and listening for the answer before deciding they are wrong."
"It is clear to us on the Republican side of the aisle that you are committed to implementing the laws as Congress wrote them."
"But in reality, we are talking about people's lives. Every student that isn't served well is a life that is losing time, losing potential, losing its impact."
"I thought we were here for students. We want to make sure there is accountability in how institutions are serving students."
"This should be a conversation about all students, all institutions, all taxpayer dollars."
"The question is not new. It has been asked before. And it is completely appropriate for the Secretary to add this question to the decennial census."
"I am looking forward to some of the other hearings in this series that will help us focus more on why so few students are completing."
"For decades, tuition and fees have risen higher than the cost of inflation."
"The Federal Government's role in trying to help families pay for college is a classic example of the unintended consequences of good intentions."