[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21545]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 EXTENSION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I rise today to encourage my colleagues to 
pass H.R. 6138, which would provide for a temporary extension of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 by extending its provisions through June 
30, 2007.
  This extension, unfortunately, is the sixth time the Higher Education 
Act has temporarily been extended. It is now critical to move forward 
with the Higher Education Act and reauthorize the remaining 
discretionary programs. As my colleagues know, the mandatory portions 
of the higher education law were reauthorized in February under the 
Deficit Reduction Act of 2006.
  We have the bill out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions, but haven't had the floor time to debate it. I am 
making the Higher Education Act a top priority for 2007 because 
postsecondary education is the key to the future successes of our 
students, our communities, and the economy.

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