Jun 12, 2019
Au contraire, to the gentleman from Oregon. Not only have I visited one of these programs but when I was president of the Mayland Community College, we had a program very close by. I am very well aware of these programs. I doubt the…
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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Jun 12, 2019
I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chair, may I ask for the remaining time on either side. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon has 30 seconds remaining. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chair, I yield myself 30 seconds…
Jun 12, 2019
Job Corps is meant to be an outlet to help disadvantaged youth gain the skills necessary to achieve a good education and the skills needed for the workforce, but the failures of the program do a disservice to students, staff, and the…
Jun 12, 2019
I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro). Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of this amendment, which rejects the administration's plan to terminate…
May 21, 2019
The immediate effect would be twofold: It would be a little fiscal restraint at the university level.
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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