. >> my name is harry bernstein. i'm a faculty member at city college. i want to endorse mr. yee's proposal and say that funding this free city college program for 20 years will ensure the college's support in sentinary in 2035. so free city has been a very successful program, as people have said. a majority of my students who are residents are availing themselves already of this opportunity. today's amendment expands free city from a two-year program subject to review and renewal to one that will be available starting in 2020 for even ten or 20 -- either ten or 20 years. it will also show your support for free college programs, which is sweeping the country and be a wonderful model for here, especially in a time of tremendous student debt. thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. my name is brendan, and i am from the arc. just want to say it's good to be in city college because it helps to keep my spirits up and my skills to build on my support, so yeah. thank you. >> good afternoon. my name's thomas -- supervisor -- good afternoon, supervisors. my name is thomas. i went t