We need to expand access to plans as almost half of the families in this country do not have a retirement account.

We need to address the unfair disadvantages facing women as they plan for their future by making sure they earn equal pay for equal work.

The hype of the gig economy has put a new face on the damaging trend of erosion in workers' protections and benefits.

I think it really boils down to the fact that we've seen that the Federal financial aid system is constructed so that for-profit colleges can generate large profits and large sums of money and grow without having to show a corresponding…

I think the first part is we really need to make sure we're tackling the financial incentives at the for-profit colleges.

Absolutely. I don't think we want to create an incentive that has schools wanting to turn away students of color or low-income students.

I think there has not been that type of oversight over the Department of Defense that needs to take place.

We need to take a serious look at the excessive and obscene executive compensation of defense contractors.

To keep our economy moving in the right direction, we need to continue working together on a pro-growth policy.

I do not think a President should be able to do a trade deal or start a trade war without Congress giving it an imprimatur.

Thanks. I am going to switch to the Department of Veterans Affairs, the VA.

I have watched this for years now and chaired it for a while, and I know that most of the budgets never last more than 40 days before there is a waiver of the budget.

I am tired of the accusations the Republican budget hawks... are willing to throw in the towel and accept a trillion and a half dollar deficit over the next 10 years.

Returning investment to America is key to continued economic growth.

I think we should consider that if we are going to have any possibility of this making a difference.

Taxpayers must have trust and confidence that their hard-earned dollars are being spent wisely.

I think it needs leadership. It has some of the most serious management problems in the Federal Government.

There is no extra fund to dip into if you do not have the money.

I want people to know that it has been the most partisan Committee since 1974 when it was first initiated.

These efforts are helping American workers, small businesses, and families.

I wish to submit to the Senate the budget scorekeeping report for January 2018. The report compares current-law levels of spending and revenues with the amounts the Senate agreed to in the budget resolution for fiscal year 2018, H. Con…

Improving the Department of Education's estimation approach is critical to knowing how much these plans will cost taxpayers.

Thank you, if you could provide that checklist to me, I would really appreciate it.

Yesterday, one college told me about a person that had just applied that was 30 years old and has already collected several degrees but can defer having to make the payments and the interest until they quit getting degrees.

Simplification is a crucial goal for the reauthorization.