this law was the the result of complicated work by peter openheim and david cleary. fafsa simplification. 20 million americans fill out this ridiculously complex form for federal aid for pell grants and student loans. you've seen me hold it up on the senate floor. everyone agrees it can be 33 instead of 108 questions. and almost everyone agreest's the majorbstacle for low-income students getting federal aid to go to college because they're intimidated by it. bob moran, lauren davies and andrew have worked hard and we've gotten it half done. we'd like to get it across the finish line before the end of the year. head start in 2007 came up with the idea, sarah was the staffer for 200 centers of excellence for the head start program. in 2005 katrina came and rita came, two big hurricanes. and it was critical to legislation where we worked with senator kennedy, senator dodd, senator landrieu for voucher funding to assist education for public and nonpublic students in grades k-12 displaced byhe hurricane. then reauthorizing the perkins act, a wershed moment, education week