Welcome. Orning and the subcommittee on Higher Education and workforce investment will come to order. We are happy you are here. I know a quorum is present. I want to ask can sense they be permitted to participate in todays hearing with the understanding your questions will come after all members have completed their questions. The committee is eating to hear testimony on engines of economic mobility. The Critical Role of Community Colleges, historically lacked minorities serving and institutions preparing students for success. ,ursuant to Committee Rules Opening Statements are limited to the chair in the Ranking Member and this allows us to hear from our witnesses sooner and provide all members with adequate time to ask questions. I recognize myself now for the purpose of making an opening statement. We will examine the Critical Role of historically black colleges and universities, Tribal Colleges and universities, and committee colleges in providing low income students and students o
Decisionmaking. Greg abbott on the other hand believes that it is his right to intrude even when a woman has been the brutal victim of a rape four has been the background of incest. It should come as no surprise given that mr. Abbott attitudes towards women have revealed themselves another ways. He pays women in his office less than he paid males assistant attorney generals. He campaigned with a known sexual predator who has bragged about having sex with underage girls. Thank you. Earlier this week the Congressional Hispanic Caucus held a conference in washington. This Panel Focused on the underrepresentation of hispanics in business, entertainment and the federal workforce. Its under an hour. One thing that was sent mentioned. Its the kind of thing that would make my parents cringe. Since present company as president company on the history of latinos in america, which is Available Online or a book steered near you. Its called the 500 year legacy that shape the nation and very germane
Also a tornado. Blizzards dropped 33 inches of snow on the great plains, three are dead in related accidents. Its a state of emergency along the gulf coast as Tropical Storm karen approaches. Evacuations are in effect for parts of southern louisiana. We go to venice louisiana, with karen is heading. First well go to our metrologist who has the latest on the conditions. We are keeping close tabs on Tropical Storm karen. Winds are at 40kph. Its expected to make its way to gulf states. It will bring a lot of rain fall along the coast. Thats what we are watching closely. As it lifts to the north, and makes a curve to the northeast well see isolated rain fall amounts from pennsy cola. Well watch for that to make landfall tonight, early sunday morning. Its been weakening, not expected to see too many changes in its intensity. A lot of rain associated with it up ward of 6 inches and localised areas. Impacts are lessened the further inland you go. We could see an inch or two across southern ar
Closure of National Parks, which did not stop some of them from berating park federal employees from enforcing the shut down. We have other members in this orwellian week, saying the shutdown is all about respect and we have got to get something out of this. We just do not know what it is. So finally, a moment of decency. Finally, we turn to the men and women who serve our country. 800,000 employees and we do something decent for them. We alleviate the angst of whether there will be a paycheck when we get around to reopening the government. One of those workers received the prestigious service to america medal in recognition of his exemplary leadership of the 6000 person team that conceived and executed nasas incredible curiosity rover mars mission. America is on a legally fortunate to have is fortunate to have this outlook worker whose Public Service should be celebrated and appreciated and compensated. On october 1, dave was one of the nasa employees deemed nonessential and was furlo
Gentleman from kentucky for a minute and a half. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for main and a half. Mr. Rogers i thank the gentleman for the time. This is a bipartisan bill, and i hope every member in this house will be happy to support it. Im glad to see at the very least the senate has plans to take up this bill, stop the presses, the senate is going to take up a bill even if they wont consider most of our other bills. As we wait for the senate to come to the negotiating table on shutting the shutdown down, our federal work force should not wait to find out whether or not theyll be paid. This bill will provide back pay for those workers whove been furloughed in a fair, full and timely manner after the shutdown ends. The house has made Great Strides towards this end. In fact, yesterday, the house has approved 15 different options to fund the government, sent them over to the senate. Sadly, the only response is a loud snore. I hope this bill, which i