horatio alger story. now he has at the top of the game in the stockbroker industry. i asked him, what happens if everybody has a job and is gainfully employed? he said i refuse to answer that question to. the truth of the matter is, and he knows the answer. many people are being trapped to be on the bottom. most of them are black, latino, my son is not going to be one of those people. i am here to lobby for the other black folks, for people, and the like to have to go through this situation. -- who have to go through this situation? president yee: pastor charles smith. >> mr. president, mr. superintending, my name is sophie stockholm and i appreciate being able to talk tonight about substitute teachers. i have spent nine years in public schools with teachers -- in the past 12 months, at least keep it below -- two substitute teachers took a child away to safety. this incident was reported. my child was denied five full days of education because no substitute came to school that day. in the past few months, twice a substitute supported -- reported for work three hours