Subcommittee on Higher Education. The subcommittee will come to order. The chair is authorized to call recess at any time. Welcome to todays hearing the subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to call recess at any time. Welcome to todays hearing, titled tran26 examining the impacts of students, families and schools. When it comes the time for students across america to apply for college, the free application for federal student aid, fafsa, is a critical tool. For many, fafsa is the only access to post secondary education. It opens doors and provides assistance to individuals seeking to pursue academic ambitions, regardless of background. In 2020, legislators and policymakers sought to make the process even more accessible by passing the fafsa simplification act. With the financial burden of college growing every year, it was incredibly important to reform the fafsa process for families. The new law strea
Dream, and if you think it is still achievable today. What is the study of the American Dream . Democrats can call in at 202 7488000. 202 7488001 republicans,. Independents 202 7458002 202 7458002,. You can also catch up with us on social media. cspanwj twitter,. Facebook, facebook. Com cspan. We are talking about the American Dream this morning. One traditional definition of the possibility of starting out poor in this country, working hard, and in the upper rich. If that is your definition of the American Dream, americans are less confident in decades. Only 60 believe in that definition of the messaging. You can see the poll numbers there. We are asking this morning for our viewers on the washington journal to call in and give us your concept of the American Dream. Candidates are already talking about it in their stump speeches. Marco rubio talked about it in his campaign lunch earlier this year. Here is what he had to say. Marco rubio here in america, my father became a bartender, m
Here is the divide. The republicans, of course support School Choice and a number of items. Thats important. You cant support a School Choice option and leave the Public Schools untapped. You need to make sure states have the right to republicanun run schools the way they should. There shouldnt be a regulatory hurdle that stifles programs. We strangle, i think unfortunately too innovation innovation. And lastly, if the parents, both democrats and republicans, are telling you they want options, be open to options. This will be a challenge for democrats. With over 130 million being invested between 1990 and 2014 from nea and aft into democratic candidates. They have a very fine line to walk because thats a Public School constituency. Money coming from public unions. And yet some of your people are saying we want something elgs. That should be a National Conversation but ultimately supported at the state level. Id say state first, National Conversation but let the states do what they need
Trigger in spanish. Instead, the translator asked, in english, it means, did you aim and fire gun. The defense argued the two have different implications. There were short comings in that translation that Everybody Needs to Pay Attention to. As miss suarez. Words matter. But the prosecution insisted the office here did the translation was not off the mark. The jury will have access to the interrogation transcripts during deliberations. On monday the prosecution will have a rebuttal witness. It will be a short week and then closing arguments are expected to begin on monday, november 20. The week of thanksgiving. Live in San Francisco. Abc7 news. Thank you. They are reporting no runoff problems from the rain from last night into today. Crews in both counties expected burn areas and said they found no debris areas. Officials expressed concern about toxins from fire debris flown into storm drains, then into creeks and rivers west havent heard of any additional reports. The boeing 747 super
Or the peninsula. This woman said she thinks she heard it attacking a coyote the other night. Whimpering, crying, this went on for a very long time. My instinct was that it was attacked. Reporter fish and wildlife says their favorite food is deer and there is a high deer population in the bay area. Pam, who talks with presidio every day, said she homes she doesnt run into it. It would be scary. Reporter officials suggest talking or on the trail to make your presence known. If do you come face to face with a mt. Lion, wave your arms, make loud noises and never run away. So good precautions to take. All right. Thank you. Defense attorneys rested their case in the trial of the man accused of shooting and killing kate steinle at pier 13 many San Francisco. Today, investigators shared the doubts about the accuracy of a police interpreter. The interpreter assisted police when the questioned suspect. Our reporter will have more coming up at 5 00. New information into last weeks fatal stabbing