[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 26 (Thursday, March 1, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H512]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            SEPARATE BUT EQUAL IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IN AMERICA

  (Ms. McCOLLUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, today, I am giving my first speech on the 
House floor. It is a great privilege to be here. I was sent to Congress 
to fight for equality and justice for Minnesota families and all 
American families.
  Today I am speaking out against the inequality and injustice that 
only can be corrected by the majority on the Committed on Education and 
the Workforce.
  Separating historically black colleges from other higher education 
institutions is a disgrace. Separating tribal colleges is 
unconscionable. Separating Hispanic-serving institutions is an 
injustice.
  We are one Nation. Separate but equal is not acceptable in America, 
and it must not be acceptable in Congress.
  I call upon the Republican leadership to unite all institutions of 
higher education into one subcommittee and treat all of our children 
with dignity and equality.

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