we could get lamar alexander appeared to tell us how long. the deadline to update the fafsa should have come as no surprise. in fact, congress even gave the administration and extra year to complete it. but instead of prioritizing this important work the political leadership of the department of ed chose to spend time, resources and personnel to advance the administration's priorities around canceling student debt. to me that is indefensible. i have spoke with so many west virginians is past several months were angry about the department's misplaced priorities and feel discouraged about the future because of the bungled fafsa implementation period fafsa completions are down 36% 36% nationally como this time last year. in my home state of west virginia the number of high school students that have completed fafsa is down almost 40% compared to this time last year. for nontraditional age of students in west virginia, students aged 25 and up, fafsa completion rates are down 35%. may be student put off post education to work or to care for a famil

there was one governor kemp lamar alexander, who said i'll take that deal. it didn't happen. >> you cite in your book the upside down constitution which is a really thorough and excellent explication of those ideas. >> a wonderful book. >> another question. >> yuval, you said earlier that we are in a position with regard to congress that similar to the one conservatives were in with regard to the court in the '70s. to me and this may be sort of present test thinking and let me know if you think that. but to me it makes sense the conservative legal movement was able to have the success that it had. you establish federalist society chapters atg law schools where there are people who are becoming lawyers and going to enter the field, and that doesn't seem to exist for whoever it would be that would be reforming congress. i'm wondering what you think a path forward might be. >> i guess i think i've actually what they succeeded in doing was much crazier and more impressive than what i'm suggesting. judicy in the way that we have seen over the last 50 years was no

there was one governor, lamar alexander, who said i will take that deal, and it didn't happen. >> youn your book the upside down constitution, which is a really thorough and excellent explanation of those ideas. >> a wonderful book. >> other question? >> you said earlier that we are in a position with regard to congress that is similar to the one conservatives had with the court in the 70s. to me -- and this may be sort of pleasantest thinking, and let me know if you think that -- but to me, it makes sense that the conservative legal movement was able to have the success that it's had. the established federalist society chapters at law schools where there are people becoming lawyers are going to enter that field, and it doesn't seem to exist for, you know, whoever it would be that would be reforming congress. i'm wondering what you think that might be. >> i guessah i think that what they've succeeded in doingcc is much crazier and more impressive than what i'm suggesting. the idea that you could transform the federal judiciary in a way that we have seen over the last 50 years was not

there was one governor lamar alexander, who said, i'll take that deal. and it didn't happen. you cite in your book, michael grievous the upside down constitution, which is a really thorough and excellent explication of those, a wonderful book. other questions. so. you've all you said earlier that we're in a position with regard to congress that's similar to the one conservative is written with to the court in the seventies and to me and this may be sort of you know present just thinking and and let me know if you think that but to me it makes sense that the conservative legal movement was able to have the success that it's had. you know, you establish federalist society chapters at law schools where there are people who are becoming lawyers and going to enter that field and that doesn't seem to exist for, you know, whoever it would be that would be reforming congress. i'm wondering what you think the. yeah, you know, i guess i think that actually what what they succeeded in doing was much crazier and more impressive than what i'm suggesting. the idea that you could transform