Without our community colleges, we wouldn't have that full complement of education opportunities for a broad spectrum of people.

As you know, we are spending thousands of billions of dollars in this country that we don't have.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First, I would like to say, Dr. Kanter, it is so nice to see a community college gal here in Washington.

So my question is since that is just one example of a cost per job, do you think that is an adequate return on taxpayer dollars?

In light of the significant amount of mandatory spending provided in the new health care law...

I think we are fulfilling our constitutional obligation...

It is hard for me to listen to an argument about how we had to come back here and spend all this money, of these taxpayers dollars, to save jobs in the public sector, while at the same time, we callously stole jobs from the private sector.

We are spending thousands of billions of dollars in this country that we don't have.

my personal bias at the Federal level is for higher-ed spending than for K-through-12 because I see K-through-12 spending as being a State responsibility.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

It would be helpful if you could put something in writing that explains that to me.

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