Protection commissioner mark morgan is among the witnesses scheduled to appear before the Senate Commerce aviation subcommittee. Education secretary betsy devos testified on the 2021 budget request, members asked about Public Education resources and nondiscrimination policies. The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning, secretary devos. Welcome to the subcommittee. This is our second Budget Hearing of the year and your forth on hearing with us and we are going to examine the president s the permit of education budget request for fiscal year 2021. As i was reviewing the budget material, this much was clear to me. You are seeking to privatize Public Education. It is the wrong direction for students and our country. We need to be moving toward expanding Public Policies like Early Childhood education. We see this in other countries around the globe. They are not shrinking but standing it. Im getting more into the consequences of the cuts you are proposing. I want to start by examini
Like increasing teacher salaries. Prek expansion. Extended academic programming for atrisk students. And innovative Career Technology programs. And we invested 350 million more in our fy 20 21 digit to fully fund the recommendations of the commission without raising taxes. [ applause ] no governor in the history of this state has ever invested more in education. You can help us build on that historic investment by passing our building opportunity act of 2020. That will provide a record 3. 9 billion in funding, the largest investment ever in School Construction, which will enable us to fulfill every single request from every single jurisdiction in the state, for new School Construction and for upgrades and repairs to aging schools. I stand here today, ready and willing to continue working alongside you, to ensure that every single child in our state has access to a great education, regardless of what neighborhood they happen to grow up in. But instead of continuing to simply debate how
Is my distinct privilege to be the first Maryland Governor to begin a state of the state address buying saying madam speaker. Just put in the applause applause mister president , up laughs , members of the General Assembly, and distinguished guests, it speaks to the greatness and diversity of our state and to the. The progress that we have made together that a young lawyer from Baltimore City, an African American leader from Baltimore County and a republican businessman from Prince George are all here before this General Assembly having been chosen to lead our great state at the dawn of this new decade. This is possible because of those who came before us, selfless leaders like George Washington who resigned as commander of the continental forces just a few steps down the hall in our old senate chamber, Frances Scott key who in the future of a fledgling nation was in doubt penned the words that continue to inspire us today, and trail blazers like Harriet Tuchman and frederick douglas,
Is my distinct privilege to be the first Maryland Governor to begin a state of the state address buying saying madam speaker. Just put in the applause applause mister president , up laughs , members of the General Assembly, and distinguished guests, it speaks to the greatness and diversity of our state and to the. The progress that we have made together that a young lawyer from Baltimore City, an African American leader from Baltimore County and a republican businessman from Prince George are all here before this General Assembly having been chosen to lead our great state at the dawn of this new decade. This is possible because of those who came before us, selfless leaders like George Washington who resigned as commander of the continental forces just a few steps down the hall in our old senate chamber, Frances Scott key who in the future of a fledgling nation was in doubt penned the words that continue to inspire us today, and trail blazers like Harriet Tuchman and frederick douglas,
Give a glen lecture of her own someday. Before introducing our speakers im excited to let you know athat we have a special guest who was able to join us at the last moment. Her name is marian lee johnson. Like the women featured in the movies she was one the women in the Space Program Hidden Figures. She was in huntsville, working for boeing. She worked on the team that determined the path that parts of the saturn 5 would take if the rocket fell back to earth. They work was vital for safety planning. After boeing and a successful career in technology she now teaches the nextg generation of computer computer workers. Please welcojoin me in welcomins marion lee johnson. Like miss johnson, tonights speakers know what its like. Throughout these celebrations, ive been moved by the stories that have finally shined a spotlight on the Inspiring Women who helped make our exploration of space possible. Were lucky to have three of them here with us on the panel tonight. Joann harden morgan, poppy