. >> thank you, mr. draeger. i will recognize ms. cook. >> chairman owens, ranking member wilson, members of the subcommittee, thank you for the invitation to speak this morning. prioritizing fafsa support and completion because it aligns strongly with our vision, all students, especially first- generation students, students from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds, those from low-income backgrounds have an equitable opportunity to achieve social and economic mobility through higher education. long advocated for fafsa's implication and the coalition of cross sector partner organizations to champion it. completion of the fafsa is one of the best predictors of whether high school seniors and college. seniors to complete the fafsa are 84% more likely to mediate enrolled in post secondary education. are policy goals have been to simplify the form, improve early awareness, expand pell grant eligibility. encouraging increases the post secondary in rum and completion, lowering errors in verification burden for applicants. 2019 fu