"I have long said we need bold reforms in postsecondary education, if we are going to make the system work for students again."
"Students must have options."
"It is obvious that we have do something, and today's hearing was extremely important and informative."
"Any discussion of college affordability must involve serious questions about institutional accountability."
"The high cost of college is not a question for debate. It is a matter of fact."
"The comparative success of the Pell Grant program has made it the cornerstone of Federal student aid."
"Dr. Webber, you discussed noncompletion in your testimony, and call it the biggest risk associated with going to college."
"I would much prefer if we just choose to support particular professions that those subsides be delivered through something, like a tax credit, that motivates all individuals to enter that profession, ..."
"I will tell you that I was very, very poor growing up, but I worked my way through college."
"I think talking about the Carolina Promise, talking about the programs that you all have, where students can transfer from community college and make sure that their credits transfer into their degree..."
"I think that points out, again, lots of problems at the State level."