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This document records testimony from a hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education that was held to discuss the future of higher education post COVID-19. Member statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Frederica S. Wilson, Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Education and Workforce Investment; and (2) Honorable Gregory F. Murphy, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Education and Workforce Investment. Witness statements were presented by: (1) Lindsey M. Burke, Director, Center for Education Policy, and Mark A. Kolokotrones Fellow in Education, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC; (2) Eloy Ortiz Oakley, Chancellor, California Community Colleges, Sacramento, California; (3) Keith Thornton, Student, Florida International University, Miami, Florida; and (4) Daniel A. Zibel, Vice President and Chief Counsel, National Student Legal Defense Network, Washington, DC. Additional submissions include: (1) Honorable Suzanne Bonamici, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oregon: Report dated May 19, 2020 from the Brookings Institution, "Commercials for College? Advertising in Higher Education"; (2) Honorable Mondaire Jones, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York: Report dated October, 2020 from National Student Legal Defense, "Protection and the Unseen: Holding Executives Personally Liable under the Higher Eduction Act"; (3) Honorable Teresa Leger Fernandez, a Representative in Congress from the State of New Mexico: Article dated March 16, 2021 from the Santa Fe Reporter: "New Mexico College Students Face Food Insecurity"; and Link: GAO Report 19-95 dated December 21, 2018, "FOOD INSECURITY: Better Information Could Help Eligible College Students Access Federal Food Assistance Benefits"; (4) Honorable Ilhan Omar, a Representative in Congress from the State of Minnesota: Link--GAO Report 19-522 dated August 19, 2020, "Higher Education: More Information Could Help Student Parents Access Additional Federal Student Aid"; (5) Questions submitted for the record by: Honorable Jim Banks, a Representative in Congress from the State of Indiana; Honorable Russ Fulcher, a Representative in Congress from the State of Idaho; Honorable Diana Harshbarger, a Representative in Congress from the State of Tennessee; and Honorable Mikie Sherrill, a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey; and (6) Responses to questions submitted for the record by: Dr. Burke, Mr. Oakley, and Mr. Zibel.