step into the space to finance those students. which is what we saw pre-2006 when there were actual caps on lending to graduate students. that is definitely a space i will be watching. >> you saw a bunch of effort, risk-adjusted, return adjusted lending which offered specialty -- for folks majoring things we talked about, jobs that are needed, to get favorable rates. the second is that, remember it was supposed to be a pay for. it was supposed to pay for the. instead, taxpayers have eaten hundreds of billions over the last few years.

part of the background for folks who are only casually following this is there's a sense of what was promised to the public taxpayers has turned out not just to be off but to be fundamentally backwards. i think that's going to inform any reevaluation. >> a question right here, quickly. >> the supreme court and the judicial bench with the election turning to the present with the popular vote in the senate, it's almost like if you get the supreme court a case where they can rule the department is infringing people's freedom of religion, you're running into a complex conversation of what is it mean to have your rights come from your creator, should not be a civics lesson?

if your rights come from your creator, how are schools not allowed to teach that? it seems like this court, give them a case like chevron, take away the authoritarian, administrative state. it hasn't been 12 hours yet. >> we have seen in terms of jurisprudence and increase an emphasis on recalibrating the balance between free exercise and freedom from establishment of the first amendment. i think you will continue to see that and that's what has opened the door for tax credits, voucher programs and education savings accounts. the ironic thing is that for all of the invective that the new york times and the npr's of the world have directed at the court in recent years, i fully expect

sometime next year when the trump administration is trying to do something in education and they are challenged by democratic states attorney general as having gone beyond the permissible bounds of the higher at act or existing statutes and get dragged into court under which a court has said there is only so much freedom for a given administration to rewrite or redirect a statute. i certainly hope all the folks who have complained about the way the court has gotten different outcomes is going to have second thoughts and reflect on the way in which the court is putting constitutional strictures in place that require they executive branch actually heed legislative authority and actually abide by statute, actually protects all of us whether or not we happen to be

the majority. some of the worst-case scenarios you are seeing in progressive circles this morning are not going to come to pass because democrats and attorney generals are going to be able to challenge the trump administration and i fully expect democratic challenges will succeed. that is actually our system working, whether or not you have the supreme court ruling on the decision. >> one question back here. >> i'm a phd student. i was just going to ask, maybe an area of potential bipartisan cooperation but there's a lot of talk about restricting access to telephones in classrooms and i'm wondering where you guys see all of that going? >> i think it has a lot of

traction with parents we now have new evidence that there are real damages to young people, tension, engagement in classrooms. we should prepare educators to do this but we should listen to families about how they want their schools to manage the issue. >> because so many states have already and cell phones, and that looks different depending on where you are. this sky didn't fall, the world didn't end. parents were still able to emailed their high school student if they have to ask a pickup question. i think we will see it snowballing and more places. it certainly is a bipartisan thing, the incredible media rollout early this year led to a national bipartisan conversation

, so it doesn't have to be a controversial issue. when we see international and national test showing the students read recreationally at alarmingly lower rates than just 10 years ago, it's just a no-brainer. they don't have the attention, they don't read anymore. take the phone away, not just at school but at home too. >> we are a state organization so this is a very heady conversation for me. i will say that the most important thing you can do on a thing like this is not make it a federal issue. when states are invested in it, it happens. frankly all the energy is in the states right now and if there's anything i can sort of advise whoever the next secretary of education is on, it would be to let the states lead and help them sort of get there. one other thing i just want to say, you said this earlier,

school choice and stuff is really popular with republicans and the governors like new hampshire, missouri, indiana, montana, utah, all would back that up. it is also very popular with democrats. when you separate it out versus the people who actually used the programs, they are widely supported. >> we have run out of time so we will have to wait until the next election to get your questions answered. i want to thank my fantastic panel who brought the energy in the civility to make these events work.>> good afternoon.

thank you all. thank you. thank you. thank you. so let me say -- i love you guys. i love you guys. so let me say, my heart is full today. my heart is full today. full of gratitude. for the trust you have placed in me. full of love for our country. and full of resolve. the outcome of this election is not what we wanted. not what we fought for. not what we voted for. but hear me when i say, the life of america's promise will always burn bright. [crowd cheering]

as long as we never give up. [crowd cheering] to doug and our family, i love you very much. [crowd cheering] to president biden and dr. biden, thank you for your faith and support. to governor walz, i know your service to our nation will continue. [crowd cheering] and to my extraordinary team, to the volunteers who gave so much of themselves, to the poll workers and local election officials. i thank you. i think you all. look, i am so proud of the race

we ran and the way we ran it. and the way we ran it. over the 107 days of this campaign, we have been intentional about building community and building coalitions. bringing people together from every walk of life and background, united by love of country, with enthusiasm and joy in our fight for america's future. [crowd cheering] and we did it with the knowledge that we all have so much more in common than what separates us. now, i know folks are feeling and experiencing a range of emotions right now. i get it. [laughter] so we must accept the results of this election's.

-- election. earlier today, i spoke with president-elect trump and congratulated him on his victory. [crowd booing] i told him that we will help in end -- him and his team with their transition. and that we will engage in a peaceful transfer of power. [crowd cheering] a fundamental principle of american democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results. that principle, as much as any other, distinguishes democracy from monarchy or tyranny. and anyone who seeks the public trust must honor it. at the same time, in our nation, leo loyalty not to a president or a party but to the constitution of the united states. [crowd cheering]

and global to -- loyalty to our conscience into our god. my allegiance to all three is why i am here to say, while i can see this election, -- concede this election, i do not fight the fuels of this campaign. the fight for freedom. or opportunity. for fairness. the dignity of all people. a fight for the ideals at the heart of our nation. the ideals that reflect america at our best. that's a fight i will never give up. [crowd cheering] i will never give up the fight

for our future where americans can pursue their dreams, ambitions, and aspirations. where the women of america have the freedom to make decisions about their own bodies and not have their government telling them what to do. we will never give up the fight to protect our schools and our streets from gun violence. [crowd cheering] and america, we will never give up the fight for our democracy, for the rule of law, for equal justice, and for the sacred idea that everyone of us no matter who we are or where we start out has certain fundamental rights and freedoms that must be respected and upheld. [crowd cheering]

and we will continue to wage this fight in the voting booth, in the courts, and in the public square. we will also wage it in quiet ways. and how we live our lives. by treating one another with kindness and respect. by looking in the face of the stranger and seeing a neighbor. by always using our strength to lift people up, to fight for the dignity that all people deserve. the fight for our freedom will take hard work. like i always say, we like hardware. [crowd cheering] hard work is good work. hard work can be joyful work. the fight for our country is

always worth it. it's always worth it. [crowd cheering] to the young people who are watching. [crowd cheering] to the young people who are watching, it's ok to feel sad and disappointed. but please know it's going to be ok. on the campaign, i would often say, when we fight, we win. here's the thing. here's the thing. sometimes the fight takes a while. that doesn't mean we won't win. [crowd cheering] that doesn't mean we won't win. [crowd cheering] the important thing is, don't ever give up. don't ever give up. don't ever stop trying to make the world a better place.

you have power. you have power. don't you ever list -- listen when anybody tells you something is impossible because it has never been done before. [crowd cheering] you have the capacity to do extraordinary good in the world. so to everyone who is watching, do not despair. this is not a time to throw up our hands. this is a time to roll up our sleeves. [crowd cheering] this is a time to organize, to mobilize, and to stay engaged for the sake of freedom and justice and the future that we all know we can build together. i started out as a prosecutor

and i saw people at some of the worst times in their lives area -- lives. people who have suffered great harm and pain. found within themselves the strength and courage and the resolve to take the stand. to fight for justice. to fight for themselves. to fight for others. let their courage be our inspiration. let their determination be our charge. and i will close with this. there's an adage a historian once called a lot of history. true of every society across the ages. the adage is, only when it is

dark enough can you see the stars. i know many people feel like we are entering a dark time. but for the benefit of us all, i hope that's not the case. here's the thing. if it is, america, let us fill the sky with the light of a brilliant, brilliant billion stars. [crowd cheering] the light of optimism, of truth, and service. [crowd cheering] it's you. [crowd cheering] and may that work guide us, even

in the face of setbacks, toward the extraordinary promise of the united states of america. i think you all. may god bless you. may god bless the united states of america. thank you. [crowd cheering] ♪

>> good morning, it's thursday, november 20, 2024. control of the house in the 119 congress remns