"All of these projects are being lost for a wall that makes no sense and everybody knows it."
"It means that the jobs that could have come to the area won't come to the area. Tens of millions of dollars worth of construction, that's a lot of economic impact to this area they were going to lose ..."
"One of the problems we have now is that the definition of victim has been changed around."
"I hope you will consider programs that meaningfully close race and income-based gaps in attainment and build a more equitable society for all."
"I think we need a better infrastructure in high school as well as in college for supporting and exposing our counselors to the kinds of information that they have available that will help our students..."
"What other best practices can you speak to that you have implemented that helped you achieve these results and specifically to closing that gap?"
"Congress has a responsibility to explore innovative strategies that provide more students the support they need to complete college and reach their full potential."
"Our higher education system must give every student the opportunity to be on the right side of this trend."
"State disinvestment in higher education has forced students and families to shoulder more of the cost of college."
"Because of the rising cost of college and weakening power of Pell Grants, too many low-income students either cannot afford to enroll in postsecondary education or cannot afford to complete their prog..."
"Students of color also suffer disproportionately lower graduation rates."
"There is a consensus, a growing consensus that we ought to allow Pell grants to help finance these short term programs but there is a lot of concern that we want to make sure they only go to quality p..."