Subcommittee on Higher Education. The subcommittee will come to order. The chair is authorized to call recess at any time. Welcome to todays hearing the subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to call recess at any time. Welcome to todays hearing, titled tran26 examining the impacts of students, families and schools. When it comes the time for students across america to apply for college, the free application for federal student aid, fafsa, is a critical tool. For many, fafsa is the only access to post secondary education. It opens doors and provides assistance to individuals seeking to pursue academic ambitions, regardless of background. In 2020, legislators and policymakers sought to make the process even more accessible by passing the fafsa simplification act. With the financial burden of college growing every year, it was incredibly important to reform the fafsa process for families. The new law strea
Hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states, and All Around The World as we continue our coverage in israel. Im linda kincade. Right now it is 90 am in israel where the countrys Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is telling troops at the next stage of the war, the Ground Offensive is coming with just one mission to smash hamas. His comments come amid pictures of a humanitarian crisis in gaza where the death toll is still rising. At the u. N. Security council tuesday, Secretary General and Tony Guterres drew backlash from israeli diplomats when he appealed for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. I have condemned unequivocally the qualifying and unprecedented acts of terror by hamas and israel. Nothing can justify the deliberate, killing, injury and kidnapping of civilians, with a launching of rockets against civilian targets. It is important to also recognize that the attacks by hamas, did not happen in a vacuum. The Palestinian People have been subjected to 56
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the cynic in me to help education labor and pensions will please come at order. Im usually on time, especially for an education hearing and excuse me for being late. This is the first in his his appearance as we finished our consideration of proposals to reauthorize the Higher Education act. Today we look at ways to simplify the free application for student aid, or fafsa, to make it easier for students to apply for federal Financial Aid. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and then well introduce the witnesses, and after your testimony senators will have five minutes of questions. A lot going on today so senators may be coming and going because of the tax bill. Nearly four years ago, in a hearing before this committee, an unusual thing happened. For witnesses from diverse backgrounds agreed that almost all of the 108 questions on the free application for federal student aid, or fafsa, are
Surveillance. We will be joined bygood mornind welcome the irish Prime Minister for exclusive interview. Ursula vontalking to. We will also speak to theresa may. Earlier i spoke to Philip Hammond. Now, before we get to more talk from davos, lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Imfs managing director has urged Steven Mnuchin to explain his comments in which he appeared to back a weaker dollar. To its lowestd level since december 2014 after mnuchins endorsement. We have said an hour presentation on monday that the u. S. Tax reform is likely to strengthening and the mediumterm in the mediumterm. I really hope that secretary mnuchin has a chance to clarify what he said. Nejra donald trump has said that he quote would love to talk under oath to robert mueller. He is investigating whether anybody close to him colluded with russia. The met last month with special Prosecutors Team and have been speaking by phone as part of a continuing it changed continuing exchange. Donald trum
[inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] thank you all for save for the second panel. Im alexis and i am a correspondent with the helena covered the white house a long time. Im delighted to talk with colleagues that i know well and have known over multiple white house administrations. We have peter doocy, steve from writers. Could each of you remind us how many president s have covered . I know youre really young steve how many . I started the midpoint of george h to be bush. So i came in late 1990. Before cell phones were thing. So i have five president. Five, all right. I move back to washington in 2005 so i was here for the second half of george w. Bush as president. I didnt start covering the white house until Barack Obamas campaign i had covered the once he was inaugurated i was there ever cents. I came in 96 for clinton, my fourth president there is my 12th the press secretary. This is my fifth president. Lets start. I want to remind everybody that start where we left off. I wanted to