We are all in this together. Or me, it is professional, but it is also intensely personal. I am many others are firstgeneration. I high school did not encourage me to consider college. I tended a California Community college i attended calvary Community Colleges and California Community colleges and universities. Im proud of public education. Part of my support came from the federal government. Thank you very much. Thank you. Im not he had to attend to his wife this morning due to a family illness. Im happy to be here today. The University System of maryland consists of 12 is a three research universities. For traditional apprehensive. 2 regional centers. One virtual university. We are a microcosm of Higher Education across the United States. In that vein, we experience and have a lot of takes on programs im going to speak about. I will awful thoughts on programs and their ending. We begin by thanking the commission for holding these hearings. It is very timely. The counselor has repea