"Right now, budget cuts would slash Pell Grants, 10 million students, by at least $1,000."
"Writing down some of the principal owed by underwater homeowners will help stem the tide of foreclosures."
"Student loans should be designed to protect borrowers, not just enrich banks."
"I think these things are connected unfortunately, and the student loan debt, if it does not cost young couples their homes, may impede them from ever having one."
"I think we have to do everything we can to stop this foreclosure problem from getting worse as a means of simple justice, as well as making certain that economy recovery continues."
"Going back some years, I was a beneficiary of the GI bill, and was able to get a pretty good education at Columbia Business School."
"There is now more student loan debt than credit card debt in America."
"The Corps is filled with experienced professionals that do great work. However, the most frequent complaint that I hear from local communities about the Corps is that it takes too long."
"Now, how can the Corps, General, expedite this project to ensure that families in the Basin have flood protection as soon as possible?"
"I was pleased to see that the fiscal year 2013 budget includes $1 million for a study to find a long-term solution to chronic flooding in the Passaic River Basin."
"Well, we'd like to make sure that we get these things in order because we know one thing, the three projects that I talk about are critical to the safety and wellbeing of people in those areas."