[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 161 (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H8092-H8093]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               DREAM ACT

  (Mr. HINOJOSA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to strongly urge my 
colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote for the American DREAM 
Act. This legislation provides conditional nonimmigrant status to young 
individuals of college age who are eager to contribute to our Nation's 
workforce, economy, and Armed Forces.
  I personally want to thank the Coalition for Educational Opportunity 
at the University of Texas-Pan American and the thousands of students, 
civil rights groups, and prominent education and business and religious 
leaders who have fought tirelessly to pass the DREAM Act. In my 
congressional district I want to recognize Alex Garrido and Dora 
Martinez, two courageous

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UTPA college students, who fasted for 1 week to express their support 
for the DREAM Act.
  I am extremely grateful to Secretary of Education Arnie Duncan, 
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, 
former Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, and many chancellors and 
many university presidents who are underscoring the urgency of passing 
the DREAM Act.
  Our Armed Forces need courageous servicemen and -women to encourage 
our Nation's military readiness.
  I ask everyone to vote in favor of the DREAM Act.

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