"If we are serious about addressing this issue, I urge the committee work together in a bipartisan manner, which we can do, to adequately legislate."
"It is difficult to explain to a hardworking American that never went to college why he or she would have to pay off someone else's student loan."
"Blue-collar Americans have struggled the most throughout this pandemic, many losing their jobs or being told they aren't allowed to show up for work."
"That is simply not right."
"Degree completion is a student's best bet for a successful future."
"One of the challenges with helping SIV applicants leave Afghanistan has been getting the necessary documents that prove they served with our military or American contractors."
"Our 20 year-long presence in Afghanistan was an enormous undertaking costing hundreds of millions of dollars, overseen by four administrations and countless dedicated service members both in Afghanist..."
"I think it is really important. I appreciate the witnesses very much for their contributions."
"DOD intelligence assessments have consistently chronicled the increasing proliferation and sophistication of hypersonic vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and sea-skimming missiles."
"These threats will be difficult to defend against with conventional weapons, including our current interceptor-based defenses."
"The nature of conflict has increasingly become a global engagement verses regional engagements."
"I was one of a number of Members very active in congressional efforts to pass the surprise medical billing legislation."