[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 88 (Thursday, May 25, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H5590]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


       DON'T LET REPUBLICANS SLAM THE DOOR SHUT ON STAFFORD LOANS

  (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in opposition 
to the Republican budget proposal as it specifically relates to higher 
education. Yesterday, I talked about cuts in our elementary and 
secondary education funds that will hurt our children in public 
schools. Today, I am going to talk about the House proposal that will 
increase college costs for 4.5 million college students by eliminating 
the in-school interest subsidy on Stafford loans. Families who rely on 
Stafford student loans would pay up to $3,000 more for the cost of a 
college education.
  These extra costs could put a college education out of reach for many 
young people in my district. I have a picture here of a young lady, 
Yuroba Harris. Yuroba is an honor student at the University of Houston. 
In order to earn extra money for books and tuition, she works in my 
district office part time, serving the constituents of the 29th 
District in Houston, TX.
  Elimination of the in-school interest subsidy could put college out 
of reach for a lot of young people like Yuroba and other middle-class 
and poor young people all over my district. There is an old proverb: 
Give a person a fish and they will eat today. Teach them to fish and 
they will eat for a lifetime. Let us not cut education. Let us make 
sure they can eat for a lifetime.


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