Being here today. Today wouldve r3rd Milton Friedmans 10 birthday. He is considered the father of the modern day School Choice movement. And what a movement it has become. Today, 59 private School Choice programs operate in 28 states and right here in the district of columbia. These options, whether vouchers, tuition tax credit scholarship programs, or Education Savings Accounts which we are here to discuss today provide families the opportunity to choose schools and learning options that meet their childs individual and unique learning needs. Instead of being assigned to a school based on where their parents live, these models of School Choice free people and children from assignment by zip co policies that bind them to a neighborhoodde. As friedman said, School Choice ensures children are free to choose and 1955, he first outlined his concept of free School Vouchers. In his essay friedman posited government administers the schools is neither required by the financing of education nor
Retaliatory. Congress should update legislation submitted codifies caterpillar the definition of wrongdoing should include retaliation against whistleblowers. Jackson should also be provided by the v. A. The government has failed in its responsibility to care for veterans. Thank you. Ms. Halliday thank you for the opportunity to discuss how v. A. Oig interacts with whistleblowers. This is my first hearing as Deputy Inspector general, and i look forward to working with the congress. I testified and congressional hearing in my previous role as the assistant Inspector General for audit, and i welcome the opportunity to share with you the work of all components of our i. G. I am accompanied by the counselor to the Inspector General and the assistant Inspector General for health care inspections. I assume the position of Deputy Inspector general on july 6 2015. Past three weeks taken immediate steps to strengthen the oigs Whistleblower Program as well as our whistleblower protection ombudsm
You dont show that by counting out anyones child. You give them all a chance, and thats what we did in florida. [applause] a lot changed in those years. Graduations grea rates went up. The number of students passing exams increased four times over. We became the leader in Early Childhood education, and we still are today. Among minority children, florida saw the greatest gains anywhere in the United States, and what is that show . It shows that every child can learn, no matter the race, background, where they live. I know this can be done. The debate is changing. Old orthodoxies are falling away, but we can never forget that longterm reform does not help a child right now. Years of learning are years that are lost forever. I think of the kids in washington dc who receive opportunity scholarships, a couple of thousand boys and girls, almost all black, have been given a chance to leave the worst schools and go to the best. Yet every to leave the worst schools and go to the best. Yet ever
Legislation. This is two hours and 40 minutes. I think we better get going. The committee will come to order. Today the committee has before entitled thel bill tax cuts and jobs act. This legislation is enacted would make a number of important reforms to our nation tax system , and relieve the tax burden on american taxpayers with a focus on middleclass families. Todays markup is the combination of u. S. Law tax reform effort. On this committee, both parties have been engaged in this endeavor, which includes the work of multiple chairman from all sides of the aisle. Of most every member and almost every member has participated in this process. Our former chairman was very much engaged in this effort, as was his counterpart on the grassley. Side, sen. Our Ranking Member has done a great deal of work on this ever, both as previous chairman of the committee and as a Longtime Committee member. Others who have served on this committee, and most of those who are now on the committee, have do
Ok. I think we better get going. Ok. ] avel pound the committee will come to order. Bill aboutoriginal the tax cuts. This legislation would make a number of important reforms to our nations tax system and relieve the tax burden on the american taxpayers by focusing on middleclass families. In todays market there is a combination of a yearlong tax reform effort. On this committee, both parties have been engaged in this and never which has included the work of multiple chairman from both sides of the aisle and almost every member of our almost every member has participated in this process. Our former chairman was very much engaged as was his counterpart on the republican side and another former chairman senator grassley. Has alsong chairman done a lot of work both as chairman of the committee and as a Longtime Committee member. Others are observed on this committee and most of those now on the committee have done a great gillibrand to advance tax reform. I want to thank all of my colleag