"This hearing cuts to the heart of why postsecondary education reform is necessary, and why it is so difficult to accomplish."
"Without the tuition revenue supported by the students, colleges are going to need to figure out a way to adapt."
"We do not want to limit that choice just to those who can write the big tuition checks."
"That is why this committee must focus on the following touchstones for reform: strengthening innovation and completion, modernizing Federal student aid, and promoting student opportunities."
"Yes. That is very unfortunate. And your analogy to a credit card bill is excellent."
"You lied on financial documents."
"The Paycheck Fairness Act is not designed to protect women. It is a false promise that rates opportunities and advantages for lawyers and not for working women."
"The best way we can create opportunities for all American workers, especially working women, is through strong economic policy."
"H.R. 7 directs the EEOC for the first time ever to collect employee pay data from employers broken down by the sex, race, and national origin of each employee."
"That is an astonishing figure."
"Pay discrimination based on sex is illegal and should not be tolerated. I also strongly agree with previous statements made today that women deserve equal pay for equal work."