Political Quotes

“Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I just want to make a couple of comments by way of response. I really want to go back to what we said earlier. There is no reason we can't at least get this piece of legislation done. I will say it again: These institutions are underresourced. They don't have the flexibility to operate in the red in the hopes of potential reimbursement later on. We are also told by the institutions themselves that planning has ``all but stopped.'' Campuses are feeling this impact already. Just 2 weeks after this program expired, some campuses informed employees that their positions and programs may be terminated. So I would argue that the present circumstance is not acceptable. I realize the chairman wants to proceed to other issues, and I respect that, but when you consider what he is proposing, there are some changes that should be pointed out. First of all, when considering the proposal he has, in comparing what it would do, for example, on the Second Chance Pell proposal, that only contains a limited repeal of the ban rather than a full repeal of the ban. Any reference to the JOBS Act making short-term programs eligible for Pell grants--a bipartisan bill that was introduced--excludes for- profit colleges. In this micropackage that the chairman is proposing, the for-profit colleges are added back in. No.…”