The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning, secretary devos. Welcome this morning. Welcome to the subcommittee. This is our second budget hear ing of the year. Today as i was reviewing the budget materials, madam secretary, this much was clear to me. I believe and ive had this conversation before with you, i believe for our student and our country. Instead we need to expand things like childhood education that we know helps students to succeed. We see this in other countries around the globe. They are not shrinking public support but, in fact, are expanding it. Ill get more into the consequences of the cuts you are proposing. But i want to start by examining your privatization philosophy. The full premise on which it is built and the research that it ignores. Contrary to your claims, the nations Public Education system which 90 of our children attend has witnessed significant progress for all groups of students over the last 30 years. Average mathematic scores have improved for
Note a quorum is present. We we will hear testimony from e department of education implementation of borrowed eventual. Pursuant to commingle 7c statements are limited to the chair and Ranking Member. I want to thank secretary devos of being with us today and thank her for a green to hold enough time in the schedule all of the members present to have amendments confinements of questions pursuant to house rules. Especially thankful because this cheer im exercise my prerogative to go last in question order so it she were to leave early i wouldnt get to ask questions. I want to thank you for agreeing to stay with us for the fulltime. I recognize myself enough for the purpose of making an opening statement. We are here to examine the department of educations implementation of the borrower defense rule. I want to thank you, madam secretary, for appearing before the committee to discuss this important issue. Borrower defense is a rule grounded in basic fairness. Student borrowers who are def
To Committee Rule 7c, Opening Statements are limited to chair and Ranking Members. This allows us to hear from witnesses sooner and provides all members time to ask questions. Id like to thank secretary betsy devos and thank her to hold enough time to allow all of the members present and have five minutes of questions pursuant to house rules. I am especially thankful pause in this chair i am exercising my prerogative to go last in the question order. So if she were to leave early, i wouldnt get to answer questions. I thank you for agreeing to stay with us the full time. I recognize the opening statement. We are here to examine the department of educations implementation of the baar defense rule. I want to thank you, madam secretary, to discuss this important issue. The bar defense rule is grounded in basic fairness. Students face severe financial and emotional consequences and it is, therefore, cruel and counterproductive for the federal government to compound their misfortune by colle
The barr defense rule pursuant to Committee Rule 7c, Opening Statements are limited to chair and Ranking Members. This allows us to hear from witnesses sooner and provides all members time to ask questions. Id like to thank secretary betsy devos and thank her to hold enough time to allow all of the members present and have five minutes of questions pursuant to house rules. I am especially thankful pause in this chair i am exercising my prerogative to go last in the question order. So if she were to leave early, i wouldnt get to answer questions. I thank you for agreeing to stay with us the full time. I recognize the opening statement. We are here to examine the department of educations implementation of the baar defense rule. I want to thank you, madam secretary, to discuss this important issue. The bar defense rule is grounded in basic fairness. Students face severe financial and emotional consequences and it is, therefore, cruel and counterproductive for the federal government to com
The hearing focused on the departments implementation of the Student Loan Debt for forgiveness program. Its aimed at helping highly indebted students with loans that misrepresented graduate outcomes and potential salaries. Meeting on education and labor will come to order. I want to welcome everyone and note decorum is present. The oversight hearing from the department of educations implementation of the barr defense rule pursuant to Committee Rule 7c, Opening Statements are limited to chair and Ranking Members. This allows us to hear from witnesses sooner and provides all members time to ask questions. Id like to thank secretary betsy devos and thank her to hold enough time to allow all of the members present and have five minutes of questions pursuant to house rules. I am especially thankful pause in this chair i am exercising my prerogative to go last in the question order. So if she were to leave early, i wouldnt get to answer questions. I thank you for agreeing to stay with us the