Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5134 and yield myself such time as I may consume. While the majority of the Higher Education Act is extended until the end of FY 2015 by the General Education Provisions Act, the extension does not apply to two committees authorized under the law. The first committee is the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, which advises the Secretary of Education on accreditation issues and which accrediting bodies to improve. The second committee is the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, which advises both Congress and the Secretary of Education on student financial aid policy. In order to ensure these important advisory committees can continue to serve policymakers, Representative Hinojosa and I authored H.R. 5134 to extend both of these committees for 1 year. With that, Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this simple extension and reserve the balance of my time.”