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Good morning. Welcome to our guests. Today, we are examining child poverty in America: the immense physical toll and financial strain it puts on our young people, our families, and our nation.
The ranking member would love to be here, but is held up at the Rules Committee. So, I ask unanimous consent to enter his remarks into the record.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — (February 28, 2020) Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, gave remarks at a bipartisan briefing on the federal response to the coronavirus with administration officials. Below are DeLauro's remarks:
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Good morning, Secretary Devos. Welcome to the Subcommittee. It is our second budget hearing of the year. It is your fourth budget hearing with us. Today, we are examining the President's Department of Education budget request for fiscal year 2021.
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Good morning, Mr. Secretary, welcome to the Labor, HHS, and Education Subcommittee. This is our first hearing on the President's fiscal year 2021 Budget request.
However, I want to start with a matter of urgency: the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Cases are growing, as is alarm. This is both domestically and internationally.