[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14258]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             NEXT GENERATION HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

  (Mr. RODRIGUEZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RODRIGUEZ. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of our educational future of 
America, I rise today in favor of H.R. 2238, a piece of legislation 
filed by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hinojosa) that would allow an 
opportunity for us to get additional resources for those youngsters and 
those individuals throughout this country, Latinos, that are attending 
the Hispanic-serving institutions to be able to get additional 
resources to get their master's and their Ph.D.'s.
  This bill will strengthen the Hispanic-serving institution programs 
by establishing a competitive grants program to extend graduate degrees 
program opportunities for the Hispanic-serving institutions.
  The bill will support graduate fellowships, services for graduate 
students, facilities, and improve our college and university faculty 
and technology. Current law only provides for those that are attending 
2- and 4-year institutions and not allows for master's and Ph.D.'s.
  It is important that we look at providing additional resources so 
that these youngsters can go and obtain their master's and their 
Ph.D.'s. I ask for my colleagues' support on H.R. 2238.

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