I definitely agree with that, since it is headquartered in my District.

Thank you for holding this hearing. It is very timely.

I thank the Senator for using the weight of his office to convene us so that we could begin to get to the answers to this question.

But more needs to be done. And what I think ought to happen is embodied in the legislation that I have authored, the Student Bill of Rights.

I offered the Communities Committed to College Act, which would create a long-term trust fund invested in so young people can know with a certainty that they can go on to college.

When President Clinton came to Saltsburg and signed GEAR UP into law 11 years ago, he said that we need to transfer middle-class aspirations to working class families in terms of going on to college.

It has been an enormous success, and I thank all of my colleagues who worked with me on that legislation when we passed it.

I am excited by the opportunity we now have to improve educational outcomes and ensure a fair playing field for all students.

These critical resources are available in abundance to our wealthiest families, in both public and private schools, but available only to a chosen few poor neighborhoods and communities of color.

Thank you very much.

I urge you to seek greater clarity on these policies so that people who are simply following their doctor's orders and abiding by state law can sleep better at night.