Pensions committee the topics include School Choice, vouchers, Student Loan Debt and Education Program funding. This is three and a half hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the hearing of the Health Education labor and Pensions Committee will come to order. This hearing today is to consider the nomination of betsy devos the United States secretary of education. Senator murray and i will make an Opening Statement. I will introduce the nominee. We welcome senator scott a member of this committee senator lieberman a distinguished former member of this body who will make introductory remarks and following the nominees comments we will have a fiveminute round of questions. One note we have capital officers here today who will remove anyone who attempts to disrupt