Steve Chabot

We like to think that this is the most bipartisan Committee in Congress.

It seems somewhat ironic to me that we are having a hearing considering the uses and the effects on small business and in essence it is about legalization of marijuana.

We have worked together and moved bipartisan legislation together.

It is clear that there is considerable interest in this topic because the room is packed.

I leave with the overwhelming encouragement that every republican and democrat work together to sponsor, to pass the REDI Act.

We have to note that student debt is far from the only barrier that prevents private practice for doctors today.

It is absolutely important that we support legislation such as H.R. 1554, the REDI Act.

I think that probably we all agree that the amount of tuition that is owed is incredibly huge and a huge drain on the people that have it hanging over their heads and their families, and it is startling.

Of course, as policymakers, we must balance the need to be proper stewards of taxpayer dollars, while also encouraging the growth and success of our future healthcare professionals.

Due to the popularity of these programs and repayment options, we have seen Federal loan volume increase dramatically.

The result is that the Federal Government is paying far more upfront compared to the amount that they will eventually obtain back from the borrower.

It is no secret that graduate programs, like medical school, come with a premium price tag.

I would like to take this opportunity to applaud all of our recent graduates and graduate them on their achievement.

The Federal Government gives basically unlimited loans. You can get not only the tuition, but I guess housing and books and all that stuff.

The amount of tuition that is owed is incredibly huge and a huge drain on the people that have it hanging over their heads

About 96 percent of the consumers on the globe that we all share live outside the borders of the United States.

96 percent of the consumers on the globe that we all share live outside the borders of the United States.

I want to commend both the Chair and the Ranking Member.

I have been a supporter, the principal supporter on the Republican side on the H-2B program over the years and also in support of H-1Bs.

We have jurisdiction, oversight over the DEA, the Drug Enforcement Administration, in this committee.

The American taxpayers are paying for this, and this committee ought to be working on that.

We have people coming up principally from Honduras and Guatemala and El Salvador, some on caravans.

We could be working on the record number of opioid deaths in this country, 70,000 over the last year alone.

It is not good for the country. The American taxpayers are paying for this.

We could be working on improving control at our borders, and it is a real problem.