[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 21, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S10289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 EXTENSION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I rise today to encourage my colleagues to 
pass H.R. 3784, which would provide for a temporary extension of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965. As my colleagues are aware, the Senate 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions approved legislation 
unanimously that would reauthorize Federal higher education programs 
for another 6 years. However, as many of these programs will expire on 
September 30, it is important that we extend the programs authorized by 
this act until the Congress can successfully complete work on the 
reauthorization legislation.
  I am pleased to have been able to report that legislation with a 
unanimous vote out of committee. I am hopeful that the Senate will take 
action on that legislation quickly, either in the context of budget 
reconciliation or on its own, and that we can continue the commitment 
of Congress to support the access and affordability of higher education 
in this country.

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