[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 35 (Thursday, March 14, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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     GOOD LUCK TO SAN JOSE STATE AND SANTA CLARA IN NCAA TOURNAMENT

  (Ms. LOFGREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, today is the first day of March Madness, 
the NCAA Basketball Tournament, and I am proud to announce that two 
local teams from Santa Clara County are participating in this event: 
San Jose State University, which will face off against Kentucky in 
about an hour, and my law school alma mater, Santa Clara University, 
which will take on Maryland tomorrow. I share the excitement of all the 
students from these schools, and I congratulate the team coaches, Stan 
Morrison and Dick Davey.
  I want to take this opportunity, while the national spotlight is 
focused on our college athletes, to point out that some of these 
basketball players, and many more of their fans, rely on Federal loans 
to attend school. The omnibus appropriations bill that just passed the 
Congress reduces student aid, including Pell grants and Perkins loans, 
by yet another 13 percent, raising costs for thousands of students in 
California, and precluding others from even attending college.
  Mr. Speaker, I needed help to go to college, and I know that students 
today need it even more. I also know that this country needs educated 
employees to compete in the global marketplace. Many Members are 
rooting for their teams this weekend; I urge them to support the 
schools that produce these teams as well. Go Spartans. Go Broncos.

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