Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith), the author of H.R. 7.

You have to have the commitment from the people running these programs to see that there is some success, and you have to believe in the students and make sure that they can see a vision for where they can go.

I think that is a real tragedy. I think the tragedy is going to be worse and worse in the future as funds become more and more scarce.

I think again that there have been lots of good intentions with TRIO programs, and a lot of other government programs that are out there that simply don't meet the good intentions that are set out for them because we don't do a sufficient…

One of this committee's top priorities for the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act is improving postsecondary access and affordability.

Thank you, Ms. Wilson, for talking about that extraordinary program.

I look forward to continued work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle as we begin work on the reauthorization of the Higher Ed Act.

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 10 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, January 28, 2014, at 10 a.m. for…

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