david baime? guest: thank you, cj. when i was coming on the program, i was reflecting upon all of the people who have interacted with me and who i have come across in my daily dealings, so i have gone -- so those who have gone through community college and benefited from that. one person came to our house last summer when the air-conditioning was gone, and he had gotten a training similar to the one you got, and, you know, that is the kind of job we are proud that we prepare people for, and that is the kind of job that pays pretty darn well if you get into a situation that many are able to. so, that is the kind of program, the hvac program, that we are very proud of. there are many other programs ranging from nursing programs, cybersecurity training programs, there is a program in eastern missouri, a welding program that i am very familiar with and they do an extremely good job. another thing to mention about the feeder program, it is an old program and it has long been terminated and has evolved into the current progr

david baime? guest: thank you, cj.was coming on the program, i was reflecting upon all of the people who have interacted with me and who i have come across in my daily dealings, so i have gone -- so those who have gone through community college and benefited from that. one person came to our house last summer when the air-conditioning was gone, and he had gotten a training similar to the one you got, and, you know, that is the kind of job we are proud that we prepare people for, and that is the kind of job that pays pretty darn well if you get into a situation that many are able to. so, that is the kind of program, the hvac program, that we are very proud of. there are many other programs ranging from nursing programs, cybersecurity training programs, there is a program in eastern missouri, a welding program that i am very familiar with and they do an extremely good job. another thing to mention about the feeder program, it is an old program and it has long been terminated and has evolved into the current program, whic

host: david baime is with us, with policy analysis, vice president, senior vp with the association of community colleges. he is with us to talk about the american rescue plan, president biden's proposal, of two years of free community college prude welcome. guest: good morning, great to be here on behalf of the american association of community

host: our guest is david baime, with the association of american community colleges. thanks for being with us. guest: thank you, bill, for having me. it has been a pleasure to talk about the american association of community colleges. i would like to say that if community colleges did not exist, somebody would have to invent them because mother's day is in a couple of days, i would just like to wish all the mothers out there a very happy mother's day, community college mothers, many of you balance work, studies and raising your families, and we salute you. there was a mother out there in pittsburgh, pennsylvania,>> "wa" continues. host: we are continuing our focus on education, particularly proposals of the biden administration. we will focus on the administration's universal pre-k proposal. we are joined by two guests to talk about that. kerry mcdonald is with the cato institute. she's a scholar there. she is a senior education fellow at the foundation for economic education. also, halley potter with the century foundation. thank you for joining us this morning. gues