I want to remind everybody that 100 out of 102 States Attorneys oppose this.

As Members of Congress, you swore oaths to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

Our third witness is Ms. Nicole Neily, who is President and Founder of Parents Defending Education, a nonpartisan, nonprofit national organization giving parents the resources and support they need to advocate for their children's education.

I ask you today to uphold this oath in order to protect not only our Constitution, but also our children.

I am a mama wolverine, and I want my son and daughter to be taught true history, about the Uyghur genocide, one child policy, and the repression of dissidents like Jimmy Lai, not the alleged virtues of Communism.

We need to be increasing the maximum award as well as expanding Pell's eligibility for short-term programing.

It is particularly concerning that without targeted outcome-based financing, the short-term programs outcomes are worse for students of color and low-income students.

If we do not ensure that those investments are targeted programs that are proven to work, you know we truly risk doubling down on the strategy that is not producing the workforce that we are going to need going forward to compete globally in the 21st Century.

We need to make sure that this expansion is done right.

We must ensure that any expansion be targeted to outcomes that are--that they are based in programs that are actually proven to work.

Last Congress, I voted for bipartisan legislation to support rural broadband because it is a critical issue to our farmers and rural communities across the country.