. >> they formed the hoosier state skinheads. >> my role when we first started was to start chapters and then move on. i would pick up a chapter, set up leadership in the area and go to another city. being in the tattoo industry, that was a perfect job for me. i didn't have family so i just bounced anywhere. any local skinhead crews, i would find someone worth a -- in the crews, recruit them and run off all their buddies. we were on a mass recruiting spree so we could go against the hammerskin nation. >> brian worked to set up skinhead crews in several states. >> it was working out when it was like two, three states. but we had five, six states under our belt. we decided screw it. we're just going to go under one banner. >> the new banner became known as the vinlander social club. >> the vinlanders pulled in other organizations like the hoosiers and the ohio state skins and the -- their efforts were to be a little more radical than the hammerskin nation. if you bring a knife, we're going to bring a gun. if you assault one of our members, we're going to kill one of your members. the v

it employs over 20,000 hoosier jobs in this medical device sector. because of the negative effect on our economy, we must start over and get health care reform done the right way. in the light of day, with bipartisan support and with due deliberation i hope we can do that. that's why i'm proud to co-sponsor this first step, the repeal obamacare act. i urge all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support it, too. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. mr. ryan: i'd like to yield one minute to the distinguished lady from wyoming, mrs. lummis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from wyoming is recognized for one minute. mrs. lummis: thank you, mr. speaker. let's review the top 10 reasons why obamacare is wrong for women. higher insurance costs. that's already happening. 20 new taxes. that's coming. the likely loss of your current insurance. we know that's coming. losing dependent

at the hoosier bodies we like to talk about. i want to thank you for years of service in the united states air force. next we have mr. barmak nassarian, representing the association of college registrars. judith is representing the national association of college officers. we will start with ms.flink. you are recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, my name is judith flink. i served as director of financial services for the university of illinois. i worked at the university business office, and have been actively involved in higher education for 30 years. i'm testifying on behalf of the national association of college and university business officers, which represents chief financial officers at more than 2100 public and nonprofit colleges and universities. our mission is to promote sound administrative and financial management at institutions of higher learning. it's an honor to be here today. we share the president's goals as outlined in his executive order. our institution is serving veterans, service members, -- we affi

it employs over 20,000 hoosier jobs in this medical device sector.because of the negative effect on our economy, we must start over and get health care reform done the right way. in the light of day, with bipartisan support and with due deliberation i hope we can do that. that's why i'm proud to co-sponsor this first step, the repeal obamacare act. i urge all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support it, too. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. mr. ryan: i'd like to yield one minute to the distinguished lady from wyoming, mrs. lummis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from wyoming is recognized for one minute. mrs. lummis: thank you, mr. speaker. let's review the top 10 reasons why obamacare is wrong for women. higher insurance costs. that's already happening. 20 new taxes. that's coming. the likely loss of your current insurance. we know that's coming. losing dependent c

pence: madam speaker, i rise with a heavy heart to remember two hoosier national guardsmen who fell in kandahar province, afghanistan, on 16 july. this week. army specialist, sergio eduardo perez, crown point, indiana. and specialist nichlas an crew taylor of verne, indiana. both loves their lives in the same attack. while courageously supporting combat operations. specialist perez and specialist taylor both served with the 713th engineer company of the indiana national guard based out of valaparaiso, indiana. perez was born in indiana, enlisted after graduating from high school in 2010. by all accounts he was a young man who could get along with everyone. he was the pride of his family and would do anything for anybody. . army specialist nick taylor from a town in my district, vern, indiana, despite receiving several offers to play college football after graduating high school in 2010, he signed up to serve his country in the indiana national guard. he was a hard worker, a man of integrity, excelled in everything he tried, and he was active in the first missionary church. our hearts i

hoosier most influential role model in your life -- who is your most influential role model in your life? >> i have to break it down to different people at different times. robbie. i wish you could no robbie. he would have given anything to be here tonight. he was the epitome in terms of a great leader and in putting others first. i learned all those lessons at the naval academy and were reinforced in the navy. i was involved with the prisoner of war project. i got to meet robbie and all the other pow's. i would have to say there's not a lot i would change in what i said today. you heard just about everything i had to say. >> when you are hiring somebody in the civilian sector, do look for in someone you are hiring? >> i am in the computer business. you got a bunch of geeks and nerds. [laughter] they could not lead a group in silent prayer in an emergency. i started training all my system engineers. guess what i did? i took young people in the military only they had done their four-year tours and train them in system engineering. that was a piece of cake. i could tell you stories by the

the concern for my home state is a sad fact that the four year registration for half of the hoosier families cannot community college's response affordability crisis we have focused in the past on low cost and open access. we need to now shift to a completion agenda while maintaining low cost. we the community college have become a critical part of the affordability solution at ivy tech is committed to that goal. thank you very much. >> thank you, mr. snyder. dr. twigg, welcome. >> thank yu for inviting me to testify. i'm president and ceo of the national center for academic transformation from an independent nonprofit organization founded in 1993. the centers mission is to demonstrate how effective use of information technology can both improve student learning outcomes and reduce instructional costs. we focus on undergraduate higher education. everyone seems to agree that both higher education are too high. as dr. heller has pointed out the primary driver of tuition price increases in public institution has changed in state appropriations. the fact is regardless of who pays what proportion

a fifth generation hoosier, longest serving member of congress in history. graduated first in his high school and college classes and going on to become a rhodes scholar at oxford. as ranking member of the foreign relations committee and past chairman of the committee, having served with the presiding officer for decades, he's dedicated his time in the senate to reducing the threat of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. so it's been my distinct pleasure to watch both of these fine senators work tirelessly on behalf of their home states. i congratulate both of them on reaching this impressive milestone. mr. mcconnell: as the majority leader has indicated, two major legislative milestones have been reached in the senate today by two dedicated long-serving senators who happen to be from different sides of the aisle. i pay tribute to the senior senator from vermont, senator leahy, for casting his 14,000th vote. and to the senior senator from indiana, senator lugar, for casting his 13,000th vote. to put these milestones in perspective, senator leahy, a memb

homestead i have is the sad fact that the four-year residential experiences out of reach for at the hoosier families. community colleges, we have focused in the past on low-cost and open access. we need to shift to a completion agenda while maintaining power low-cost. the community college has become a critical part of the affordability solution. thank you very much. >> dr.twig, welcome back thank you for inviting me to testify. >> i am president and ceo for the center for academic transformation, nonprofit organization founded in 1993. to center's mission is demonstrate how effective information technology can improve student learning outcomes and reduce instructional costs. we focus on undergraduate higher education. everyone seems to agree that both costs on the price of higher education are too high. the primary driver of tuition prices has been changes in state appropriations. regardless of who pays what proportion, states, the federal government, were students and their families, the overall cost implication has risen well beyond reason. without changes in overall productivity, these

homestead i have is the sad fact that the four-year residential experiences out of reach for at the hoosieramilies. community colleges, we have focused in the past on low-cost and open access. we need to shift to a completion agenda while maintaining power low-cost. the community college has become a critical part of the affordability solution. thank you very much. >> dr.twig, welcome back thank you for inviting me to testify. >> i am president and ceo for the center for academic transformation, nonprofit organization founded in 1993. the center's mission is to demonstrate how effective information technology can improve student learning outcomes and reduce instructional costs. we focus on undergraduate higher education. everyone seems to agree that both costs on the price of higher education are too high. the primary driver of tuition prices has been changes in state appropriations. regardless of who pays what proportion, states, the federal government, were students and their families, the overall cost implication has risen well beyond reason. without changes in overall productivity, thes