"It is the height of irresponsibility to add to that liability; rather, you should be working to whittle it down, for example, by reforming Social Security."
"When someone else is paying the bills, costs always rise, and all sorts of clever regulatory moves to stop this will simply either lead to denied student access, reductions in academic quality, and/or..."
"I would like to see this committee do what it can to help those American dreams come true, and student loans are one tool that allow students and families to pursue that dream."
"No, it is only in the student loan market where political forces are taking advantage of economic peril to create a federal monopoly."
"the federal government is expected to make a profit on the FFEL program."
"If the more 4,000 institutions currently in the FFEL program are happy with the program and wish to keep it, I think we should listen to their wishes."
"The administration has argued that the FFEL program is on life support and does not provide a stable source of capital."
"we should consider those programs as a viable alternative to a complete conversion to the Direct Loan Program."
"There must be safe nationwide standardized programs regarding the mandatory training of use of restraints."
"I strongly urge federal legislation in regard to both seclusion and restraints, which are proven to be extremely dangerous and even deadly."
"There must always be 'Informed consent' from parents or legal guardians."