[background noises] [background noises] is nick any on education and workforce will come to order. I note the quorum is present. That objection the chairs authorized to call recess at any time. Good morning everyone and welcome to todays hearing. Acting secretary at soup, i like to start by saying you have been a hard witness to schedule. The committee began working with the department to secure your in person testimony beginning in march. You would not appear in may, we honored your request to appear in june. Using the day, june 7, that was offered by your staff into which you agreed. More than a commenting to establish a mutual date for this meeting, this hearing. Why is it that late friday evening following the committees public posting of the hearing a week ago, your staff told us you were quote no longer to make june 7 work . What was so important that you are willing to stop the work of a Congressional Committee come up in the schedule 45 members of congress and leave the America
[background noises] [background noises] is nick any on education and workforce will come to order. I note the quorum is present. That objection the chairs authorized to call recess at any time. Good morning everyone and welcome to todays hearing. Acting secretary at soup, i like to start by saying you have been a hard witness to schedule. The committee began working with the department to secure your in person testimony beginning in march. You would not appear in may, we honored your request to appear in june. Using the day, june 7, that was offered by your staff into which you agreed. More than a commenting to establish a mutual date for this meeting, this hearing. Why is it that late friday evening following the committees public posting of the hearing a week ago, your staff told us you were quote no longer to make june 7 work . What was so important that you are willing to stop the work of a Congressional Committee come up in the schedule 45 members of congress and leave the America
Term in congress they discuss run for Public Office, having to navigate a divided government and how to best inspire Younger Generation to get involved in politics in the public sector. The discussion was hosted by Howard University. I am dr. Elsie scott, im the director of the Ronald Walters leadership and Public Policy center to at Howard University. We are so honored today to have special guests on our campus in the form of freshmen women from the congress. And they are members of the Congressional Black Caucus. And we are so pleased that they took time out of their busy schedules, the day after the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual legislative conference. If anybody knows, they work very hard during that time. Period back. So we thank them coming to the campus today, and to being with us, and we look forward to working with their offices on getting more howard students working in internships and more howard students hired in the congress. So they have brought staff with
[background noises] [background noises] is nick any on education and workforce will come to order. I note the quorum is present. That objection the chairs authorized to call recess at any time. Good morning everyone and welcome to todays hearing. Acting secretary at soup, i like to start by saying you have been a hard witness to schedule. The committee began working with the department to secure your in person testimony beginning in march. You would not appear in may, we honored your request to appear in june. Using the day, june 7, that was offered by your staff into which you agreed. More than a commenting to establish a mutual date for this meeting, this hearing. Why is it that late friday evening following the committees public posting of the hearing a week ago, your staff told us you were quote no longer to make june 7 work . What was so important that you are willing to stop the work of a Congressional Committee come up in the schedule 45 members of congress and leave the America
Younger generations to get involved the public sector. The discussion was hosted by harvard university. And the director of the Public Policy center and we are honored today to have a special guest in the woman, congress and they are members of the black caucus and we are pleased to take time out of their busy schedules the day after the Congressional Black Caucus foundation and anybody knows they work hard during that time. So thank you for coming to the campus today and being with us and we look forward working with the office on getting more students in congress. Look for us outside and you can talk about being partr, of the government and making the government a better place. [applause] i want to offer a special thank you to the head of the diversity house of representatives. [applause] including in the congress the time you hear about it, we hope we can keep the office because it is very important for the diversity in the country so we are very happy to bring this forward here and