"I hold a town hall in every county in my State each year, 36 counties, and when I talk about the different features of the plan and then ask people if they think it's a step forward or a step backwards, people love the idea of the exchange."
"I found that very useful when I went to the Federal benefits plan, when I came into office."
"Working with the States in this matter is going to be critical to the success of the exchanges--a very valuable tool that will increase competition and make it easier for citizens to find a health car..."
"Oregon encourages schools to obtain programmatic accreditation, essentially approval of their program by the appropriate State licensing board."
"Has the concept been brainstormed as to whether in an unaccredited program, the students should be able to access Pell grants?"
"it is certainly important that students have a clear understanding of what they are buying."
"Because a great number of the students in the teacher preparation program will be unable to be certified to teach in their State."
"That issue of programmatic accreditation may be a piece of the puzzle to make sure students paying tuition... are availing themselves of an opportunity that merits their money and their time."
"Oregon, I think, may have the best State oversight system in the country."
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"Wouldn't that kind of solve this overnight? Because every institution would be like, 'OK, we have got to get programmatic accreditation.'"