[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18071]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      IN HONOR OF THE OPENING OF TEXANS CAN! AT PAUL QUINN COLLEGE

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                           HON. PETE SESSIONS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 9, 2004

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the opening 
of Texans Can! at Paul Quinn College on September 17, 2004. I am very 
delighted to join my fellow colleagues in highlighting the tremendous 
public service that this organization has provided to the local 
community and praise its current expansion.
  In almost 20 years of service, Texans Can! have provided educational 
opportunities to more than thirty thousand academically at-risk 
students who may have never finished high school. Texans Can! currently 
operates three campus locations in the greater Dallas community, and 
the new location at Paul Quinn College will provide additional capacity 
to enroll more students that otherwise might not receive a quality 
educational experience.
  The new campus at Paul Quinn College will serve as an outreach to 
students from neighborhoods in Duncanville, DeSoto, Grand Prairie, 
Lancaster and other surrounding communities. I congratulate the first 
year's class of students at this new location, as they christen the new 
school and help pave the way for all of the students that will follow 
them in the future.
  I wish Texans Can! continued success in their service to the future 
of our community, and I thank Mr. Grant East the founder of Texans 
Can!, the teachers, administrators, and staff of Texans Can! for their 
unswerving commitment to education.

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