Good morning to everyone. The committee on Health Education labor and pensions will please come to order. First, a few administrative matters. Weve gotten advice from the sergeant at arms health and human services, centers for disease control, individuals in the hearing room will be at least six feet apart. Theres no room for the public, therefore, but this is all streaming and there will be an unedited version of it that anyone can watch later. Our witnesses are participating by videoconference today and some senators are as well. Id like to Say Something about masks. Since were six feet apart we dont need to wear masks, although some may. Thats why my mask is off, although i have one and i wear it outside because as we were reminded yesterday its extremely important tool for stopping the spread of covid. Im grateful to the rules committee, sergeant of arms, the press gallery, the architect of the capitol, the Capitol Police and our staff, people, all their hard work in helping to kee
Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 lets turn our attention to one of the important issues, and it is this. 20 Million Students and their families are in the middle of what has to be the strangest first semester of college in at least a century. Almost everything has changed for students except one thing, students still have to answer 108 questions on the dreaded fafsa form, federal aid application for pell grants and Student Loans to help go to college. For years now ive carried around the fafsa as a prop to make the case for simplifying it, but its no joke, especially this year. Many students are questioning their investment in a College Education at a time when many classes are only offering online courses, many of low income students who would benefit most economically from college long term are putting it off altogether. There was an 8 drop in the number of black undergraduate students enrolled in summer sessions compared with last summers enrollment according t
First a few administrative matters. We have gotten advice from the sergeant at arms, the health and Human Services centers for disease control, individuals in the hearing room will he at least 6 feet apart. There is no room for the public and therefore but this is all streaming and therell be an unedited version of it that anyone can watch later. Witnesses are participating by videoconference today and some senators are as well. I like to Say Something about mask. The office of attending physician has said since we are 6 feet apart we dont need to wear masks although some may. Thats why my mask is off. Although i have one and i wear it outside because as dr. Redfield reminded us yesterday its extremely important tool for stopping the spread of covid. Im grateful to the rules committee, sergeant at arms the press gallery and the Capitol Police and chung check in the Evan Griffith r. Staff, all their hard work in helping to keep us safe in helping us do these conferences by video with wh
The United Nations describing a plan by new shares to leaders to put the countries president on trial to be very poor. We are calling for the president to be released plus with no letter to the migrant vote. Disasters in the mediterranean pressure is growing on european governments to find ways of preventing people from ever making apparel. This journey and germanys finance minister makes a surprise visit the key promising. Then berlin will stand shoulder to shoulder with ukraine. And its fine to push back its russian invaders the regard to our viewers watching on cbs in the united states, into all of you around the world. Welcome. On this monday, the governor of the us state of hawaii is morning and that the death toll from the mount we wildfires will likely rise significantly. Search cruise or moving street by street through some of the areas hardest hit by the blazes. Many describing the wildfire devastation as like a war zone. At least 96 people have been confirmed dead so far is g
From ever making the perilous journey. Germanys finance minister in surprise visit and then berlin will stand shoulder to shoulder with ukraine as it tries to push back its russian invaders. I am brent goff. To our viewers watching on pbs and the United States and to all of you around the well, welcome. On this monday, the governor on the u. S. State of hawaii is warning that the death toll from the maui wildfires will likely rise significantly. Search crews are moving street by street through some of the areas hardest hit by the blazes and they are describing the wildfire devastation as more like a war zone. They are trying to escape mao as deadly wildfires. We are at a deadend. We are standing with our backs to this building. We are looking at each other and my son was like mom, is this it . What do you tell your kids . Over 2000 buildings were damaged or destroyed as the fire tore through this historic town. Rescue and relief operations have intensified on maui island to supply surv