Good morning. This hear willing come to order. This hearing will come to order. I want to thank acting secretary wolf for his service and for taking the time to come before our committee here today. I know you have a lot of things on your plate here. The committee does appreciate you taking the time for coming in and explaining whats all been happening and answering our questions. Your full testimony, full written testimony will be entered in the record. For my part, im going to read my Opening Statement, and then there will be a twominute video at the tail end of my statement. The federal protective Service Officer David Patrick underwood was 53, on may 29th, when he was shot dead guarding a Federal Building in Oakland California during a protest. His partner was also shot, but thankfully survived. News reports said the protests involving approximately 8,000 people turned chaotic and violent as demonstrators smashed windows, looted stores and broke into a bank a few blocks from where
Educational system than President Trump. Every child regardless of race, income level or zip code deserves an equal Playing Field of opportunity to access the American Dream. Making that goal a reality begins in our schools but the evidence is clear an analysis of 41 major urban areas found that blacks and hispanics students made the largest gains in Education Access because of school of choice according to a credo study. That is why President Trump has been clear and stay in his state of the union for too long countless american soldiers have been trapped in failing government schools to rescue these students 18 states have created School Choice in the form of opportunity scholarship. The programs are so popular that tens of thousands of students remain on a waiting list. Now i call on congress to give 1 million americans children the same opportunities. Pass the education freedom scholarship and opportunities act he said because no parent should be forced to send their child to a fai
Institute senior fellow benjamin powell. At 10 00 p. M. Eastern, former special advisor on health poll stoi the director of Health Policy to the director of office of management and budget during the Obama Administration discusses his book which country has the worlds best healthcare. Watch book tv on cspan 2 this weekend. At at todays white house briefing, the press secretary was asked about Supreme Court decisions on President Trumps financial records. Hello everyone. There has been no greater champion for rectifying racial and income disparities in americas educational system than President Trump. Every child regardless of race, income level or zip code deserves an equal Playing Field of opportunity to access the American Dream. Making that goal a reality begins in our schools. The evidence is clear. An analysis of 41 major urban areas found that blacks and hispanic students made the largest gains in educational access because of School Choice according to a study. That is why Presi
We can and hold these families in our prayers. Thank you. Back live now on capitol hill where the House Appropriations committee is returning from its lunch break. They continue work on 2021 a spending bill. Live coverage here on cspan2. Mistaken at the best of times. They are unconscionable in the midst of a pandemic. I want to remind my colleagues that foodstamp spending is a powerful anti recession tool and has previously been estimated that for each dollar spent from benefits a dollar 70 is generated in economic activity. Let me say thank you again to chairman bishop, Ranking Member and their leadership and other areas of the bill. Their strong investments to ensure the continued availability and safety of the nation food supply as well as language designed to protect the health and safety of workers in our meatpacking plants and our poultry plants as well as the farmworkers who are out in the field every single day. I thank you very, very much that all of the attention youve paid