Senate committee on Health Education and pensions will please come to order. Im usually on time and excuse me for being late. We reauthorize a Higher Education act. Today were looking at ways to simplify the free application for student aid or fafsa to make it easier for students to apply for federal Financial Aid. Well introduce the witnesses and after your testimony senators will have five minutes of questions. 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. Four witnesses from diverse back grntds agreed that almost all of the 108 questions on the free application for federal student aid or fafsa are unnecessary. The fafsa is the government form 20 million families fill out every year to qualify for it federal aid that helps nearly 20 Million Students attend universities. Weve spent a lot of time holding this to remind people of all it questions even though most people fill it out online. Th
Senate committee on Health Education and pensions will please come to order. Im usually on time and excuse me for being late. We reauthorize a Higher Education act. Today were looking at ways to simplify the free application for student aid or fafsa to make it easier for students to apply for federal Financial Aid. Well introduce the witnesses and after your testimony senators will have five minutes of questions. 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. Four witnesses from diverse back grntds agreed that almost all of the 108 questions on the free application for federal student aid or fafsa are unnecessary. The fafsa is the government form 20 million families fill out every year to qualify for it federal aid that helps nearly 20 Million Students attend universities. Weve spent a lot of time holding this to remind people of all it questions even though most people fill it out online. Th
Was mean. This week White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said that the president would like to see a Health Care Bill from the senate that, quote, has heart in it. But what did we get . We got a bill from my senate we got a bill from my senate we got a bill from the republican colic that is identical to, and in some cases even worse than the disaster tbu health pass that would rip coverage away from 23 million americans and dock medicaid by nearly 800 billion. Nothing changes the fact that this undemocratic and secretiveu process has resulted in legislation that is so west meanspirited it would make the wicked witch of the west cringel the Senate Republican bill will rip away Economic Security for young families. Make it grandma and grandpa pay more for Health Insurance simpl, because they are old. It will tear away coverage for opiate addiction patients desperate for treatment, andnc punish americans with preexisting conditions like cancer and diabetes, and alzheimers. So, for once
Good morning, everyone. Subcommittee will come to order. This is our third fiscal year 2018 Budget Committee hear forking the legislative branch of appropriation subcommittee, we have with us today the honorable frank larkun, Senate Sergeant at arms and chief mendoza. Welcome, chief, first subcommittee hearing before the subcommittee. We will try to make it as painful as we possibly can. [laughter] for hearing was planned for june the 14th, same morning a man decided he was going to open fire in alexandria, virginia, Capitol Police officer, cristal griener and protective detail for majority and because of heroism there were no fatalities and there could have been many lives lost. We are grateful for their courage and wish them full recoveries and we thank those who were involved in their support and training. Scalise has been upgraded to fair condition and my understanding is that matt was discharged and sent home. Our thoughts and prayers on those in the field that morning. The entire
Russia, russia, hurting his agenda. Mr. Trump wants to come back strong. Investors seem to approve. 21,637, fridays close, 26th record of this calendar year. Well open higher again, only just. This monday morning, how far we go and were off to a start. And the world of money, dont you love it . Varney company is about to aga again. Stuart im going to call it a muted open for the stock market this morning. Look, no selloff after last weeks series of records. This, by the way, is profit reporting week and thats going to be important, especially for the big tech companies, well open mixed this morning, but no selloff. Look at the price of oil, 46 a barrel and no impact on the stock market this morning. How about this, blue apron falling 8 , thats premarket, okay, down to 6 a share. Is there an amazon link . Following a news report at that amazon filed a trademark application for prepared food kits. So amazon is now the juggernaut getting into blue aprons space and its now trending down, b