James Lankford actually said...

"The hope is that this can be an ongoing dialog, because they feel like the 'Dear Colleague' letter shows up, and they did not have input."

"So it looks like we are pushing in the wrong area."

"We need to be sure that we are holding institutions accountable to giving people the education that they need to make a living and pay back those loans."

"Unfortunately, Congress has suggested zeroing out that program. We think that that would be a tragedy."