They will be unsparing, they will get every answer, they will be transparent about every answer, and then we will work together with you to make sure we fix anything that needs to be done.

I don't care about the lawsuit. People died. The only thing that we can do, sadly, is try to learn everything we can from what caused them to die so that we can reduce the chance that that happens to anybody else.

To say it's an epidemic on our campuses is not in any way an overstatement.

There is a significant human cost.

Discrimination is one of the worst things that can happen to somebody, being turned away from a position or a promotion because of sort of an organic thing about who you are.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Is the scope of that initial training... going to be part of the investigation that's being done?

I think they're essential for college campuses to provide victims more help than they would provide otherwise.

I think we're at a point now where the Republican majority... will have completely broken the U.S. Senate.

I think this has been affected, certainly, by sequester and the reasons that we've discussed.

I was personally opposed to discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation.

I'm committed to enforcing the law as it's passed by the Congress and interpreted by the courts.

I don't agree with the assertion that somehow it's controversial to have a preponderance of the evidence standard.

The assertions against the Dear Colleague letter are wrong.

Far too many students leave our Country's classrooms ill-equipped to keep up with the demands of the 21st century job market. Many enter high school and postsecondary education uninformed of the range of careers available to them. For our…

I think people ought to be able to buy into Medicare.

What reinsurance does is it brings down premiums for most people.

I'm convinced that we can limit the increase in premiums in the year 2018 and put in place some improved flexibility for States.

Many witnesses have urged, and the Chairman has expressed interest in, continuing this bipartisan conversation beyond just market stability and going into the areas of cost and quality of care.

One of the things these four hearings has shown is that reinsurance is a really popular idea.

Last year, 4 percent of American counties had one insurance company on the exchange. This year, 36 percent have one insurer on the exchange.

We try to remember that the institution is more important than our own opinion.

As the co-author with Sherrod Brown of the public option that we nearly got into the Affordable Care Act, I appreciate you saying that.

I'm not going to tolerate one. I'm going to find a solution for the one.

There's a cost to it, but it's not a bailout of insurance companies.