[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 107 (Thursday, June 25, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H4250-H4251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             GRADUATES DESERVE OPPORTUNITIES OVER BARRIERS

  (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as students around the country 
celebrate well-earned graduations from high school and college and 
prepare to enter the workforce.
  I remember when I graduated from Fordham University, a long time ago, 
you almost were guaranteed a job--the jobs were plentiful--that would 
allow you to make ends meet.
  Now, the percentage of graduates with entry-levels jobs in their 
field was only 30 percent last year and represents an unsustainable 
decline.
  This difficult job market has only been further strained by the Trump 
administration's dismantling of the Department of Education, the 
removal of

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necessary Department staff, a cap on student graduate loans, cuts to 
research, and other destructive policies that have left Americans worse 
off at every step of the way.
  As graduates cross the stage and celebrate 4 years of hard work, they 
should be given opportunities to thrive rather than barriers to 
overcome.

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