[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20065]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        INCREASE COLLEGE GRANTS SO MORE TEENS CAN ATTEND COLLEGE

  (Mr. BOREN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BOREN. Mr. Speaker, at a time when America should be encouraging 
every high school student to attend college, the administration 
continues to drag its feet when it comes to making college more 
affordable.
  While college costs at a 4-year public college have increased by 57 
percent since 2001, the Pell Grant maximum has not been increased for 4 
years straight. Investing in education must be a priority in the United 
States if it is going to maintain its advantage over other countries in 
an increasing global economy.
  Our education policy must reflect that nothing is more important to 
our long-term economic growth than an educated work force. We should 
not leave this week without making this commitment to students across 
the country. We should bring up and pass an improved Labor, HHS 
appropriations bill that expands the size and the availability of the 
Pell Grants.

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