[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 59 (Thursday, March 30, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  PROTECT COLLEGE STUDENT AID PROGRAMS

  (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, it is my understanding that the 
Contract With America has targeted at least four major college student 
aid programs either for serious reduction or elimination altogether.
  Mr. Speaker, we are talking about the lives and future of some 6.5 
million college and university students throughout America, especially 
those from middle- and low-income families that may never have an 
opportunity to pursue higher education if these cuts are made.
  Mr. Speaker, I am a byproduct of the National Student Defense Loan 
Program and I would have never completed by studies at the university 
level if it had not been for this program. I think the students of 
America should have the same opportunity.
  I plead with my colleagues across the aisle, let us keep college, 
help college students to obtain training and education in universities. 
It is our future and our Nation's greatest wealth and resource.
  Mr. Speaker, let us not rob the millions of college students 
throughout America of their opportunity for a better education. The 
Congress owes it to these young people.


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