Fundamental. Joining me are two of the most revolutionary food activists in the bay area and dare i say the nation. Outspoken mavericks in both their field. Saru jayaraman is the coeditor of the new book people taking on corporate food and winning. Shes leader of the Food Research center and founder of the Restaurant Opportunity Center and president of one fair wage. Our founder is the founder of its 49th year and the schoolyard project, now in its 25th year, a program that has ignited a network of some 7000 education projects around the world. Alice is also the author of 17 books including her upcoming manifesto about the power of food and a recipient of thenational medal of honor frompresident barack obama. Welcome to you both. Thank you. Alice, lets start withyou. If food is fundamental what is the prominent issue to you now . I think that we have a Silver Lining possibility. Because we do all eat. We all eat. And we have the possibility of eating with intention. We could buy our fo
Defend. To just over a month ago, the Congress Overwhelmingly cast and the president signed into law an appropriations bill that included 100 61 billion in discretionary funding for this subcommittee. While that was a billion dollars less than we had the year before, we were able to eliminate programs and prioritize programs in a way that allows us to do things, like return the yearround pell, the first time in nine years where students who begin this fall will have the opportunity to have a pell grant available to them yearround. This year, fiscal year 2018 budget proposes a significant funding decrease and labor, hhs, approximately 24 billion below what we are spending in the current year in the agencies that are reflected in the work of this subcommittee. That is a 15 cut. It includes approximately 59 billion, which is a 9. 2 billion reduction. You not only get the start with a new look at the department of education, but also with a new look at what we should be doing. We are glad
This is chaired by senator roy royt will stop senator blount. The appropriations subcommittee on labor, health, and Human Services will come to order. Morning to everybody, particularly good morning secretary devos and thank you for appearing before the subcommittee today. This is a difficult budget defend. To just over a month ago, the Congress Overwhelmingly cast and the president signed into law an appropriations bill that included 100 61 billion in discretionary funding for this subcommittee. While that was a billion dollars less than we had the year before, we were able to eliminate programs and prioritize programs in a way that allows us to do things, like return the yearround pell, the first time in nine years where students who begin this fall will have the opportunity to have a pell grant available to them yearround. This year, fiscal year 2018 budget proposes a significant funding decrease and labor, hhs, approximately 24 billion below what we are spending in the current year
This is chaired by senator roy royt will stop senator blount. The appropriations subcommittee on labor, health, and Human Services will come to order. Morning to everybody, particularly good morning secretary devos and thank you for appearing before the subcommittee today. This is a difficult budget defend. To just over a month ago, the Congress Overwhelmingly cast and the president signed into law an appropriations bill that included 100 61 billion in discretionary funding for this subcommittee. While that was a billion dollars less than we had the year before, we were able to eliminate programs and prioritize programs in a way that allows us to do things, like return the yearround pell, the first time in nine years where students who begin this fall will have the opportunity to have a pell grant available to them yearround. This year, fiscal year 2018 budget proposes a significant funding decrease and labor, hhs, approximately 24 billion below what we are spending in the current year
Heres our Congressional Correspondent nancy cordes. Save our schools, no to devos. Reporter the debate over betsy devos followed senators home this weekend, as protests popped up outside the state offices of several republicans. Here in washington, the pressure is even more intense. Good afternoon, senator Susan Collins office. Reporter the Senate Switchboard swamped by hundreds of thousands of calls. So he is not supportive of this nominee . Reporter some Democratic Senators took their own turns at the phones. So shes really way outside of the mainstream. Reporter and even turned to schoolkids to help make their case. We must oppose betsy devos as secretary of education. The future depends on it. Reporter President Trump chose the 59yearold billionaire because of her long time support for school vouchers, a cause many republicans support. South carolina senator tim scott. The real debate is generations of kids that are stuck in underperforming schools. Betsy devos has got to go. Repor