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We will come to order. Todays hearing will focus on the reauthorization of the fast act, the nations current surface transportation bill that expires on september 30. We will hear the priorities of key Public Transportation stakeholders. A longterm reauthorization bill is critical to providing the certainty of stability that transit agencies, cities andos d to make responsible transportation lighting decisions. Public transportation plays a key role in our nations economy there are over 400 30,000 workers employed and Public Transportation in the United States. Transit provides approximately 3...

The subcommittee will come to order. Good morning. Good to see this morning. Welcome to the subcommittee. This is our second Budget Hearing of the year. , we are goingknow to examine the department of education budget request for fiscal year 2021. As i was reviewing the budget materials, this much was clear to me. To privatizeng Public Education. I believe it is the wrong direction for our students and for our country. We need to be moving towards earlying policies like childhood education, that we know helps students succeed. We see this in other countries around the globe. They are not shrin...

Nationwide. It has been hard to keep track of the number of colleges switching to virtual instruction because the changes have come so rapidly over the last week. Theres one crowd source document that a scholar has put together that has identified more than 200 colleges around the country that have posed or a move to virtual instruction. We are seeing it all over the place, all types of colleges. Some of the nations most elite colleges have moved to virtual instruction for the remainder of the semester, places like harvard, princeton, cornell. Also, we see a number of public universities doing...

Universities in the washington, d. C. Area, in the capital region, have basically closed their campuses and are going to virtual and online classes. Is that something only happening here or are we seeing it all over the United States . Guest its happening nationwide. It has been hard to keep track of the number of colleges switching to virtual instruction because the changes have come so rapidly over the last week. Theres one crowd source document that a scholar has put together that has identified more than 200 colleges around the country that have posed or a move to virtual instruction. We a...

Of it is your fourth hearing yours with us. Today, as you know, we are going to examine the department of education budget request for fiscal year 2021. As i was reviewing the budget materials, this much was clear to me. You are seeking to privatize Public Education. I believe it is the wrong direction for our students and for our country. We need to be moving towards expanding policies like Early Childhood education, that we know helps students succeed. We see this in other countries around the globe. They are not shrinking public support but are expanding it. I will get more into the consequ...