[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 23, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7226]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         FEDERAL TRIO PROGRAMS

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support 
of H.R. 3800, the Educational Opportunities and Success Act, the bill 
introduced last week by my colleague Representative Warren Davidson of 
Ohio.
  Madam Speaker, H.R. 3800 seeks to address a common, yet preventable, 
issue impacting students from low-income families and first-generation 
college students. In recent years, applicants to the Department of 
Education's Upward Bound program found themselves stuck in financial 
limbo when their grant applications were rejected due to clerical 
errors, some errors as insignificant as using the wrong font.
  This is unacceptable. I was proud to cosponsor H.R. 3800, a bill that 
reauthorizes the TRIO programs for 5 additional years.
  I am also proud to work with my colleagues across the aisle to 
support this commonsense legislation that eases the administrative 
burdens during the application process.
  TRIO programs like Upward Bound are critical in ensuring 
disadvantaged students have a shot at turning the dream of a college 
education into a reality, and H.R. 3800 has my full support.

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