Harry Reid: “Another program that is a tremendously important program that is greatly affected in an adverse way by this bill we have…”

“Another program that is a tremendously important program that is greatly affected in an adverse way by this bill we have before us is a program called the College Assistance Migrant Program, referred to as CAMP, which assists migrant students in their first year of college with personal academic counseling and stipends. These programs have been enormously successful. But rather than talk about, again, statistics, let me talk about a person by the name of Maria de Lurdes Reynoso. Maria said she went to the Boise State University CAMP. She said: [The] Boise State University's CAMP scholarship has been a stepping-stone in my college career. CAMP is much more than a scholarship. From academic support to career opportunities, CAMP helps its students become successful individuals. One of the most important goals of my life was to receive a college education. But more than anything, I have always wanted to travel and see new places. CAMP placed me on the right track and assisted me with a career and extracurricular opportunities. This summer I will be traveling out of the country to do an internship in Guadalajara, Mexico with the Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture. This Spring I will be graduating with a degree in International Business and minors in Finance and Spanish, thanks to the guidance and support of the people who make up the . . . CAMP program [at Boise State University]. Mr. President, this isn't a statistic that is a throwaway.…”