Political Quotes

“earlier today we passed the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007, and I just want to take a minute to thank Congressman George Miller for his tremendous leadership in achieving bipartisan support for a bill that will have a positive and lasting impact on the future of education in our Nation. We raised the maximum Pell Grant, reaching $5,200 by 2011. In my home State of California, this will benefit over 645,000 students. Another important part of this bill is the increase to the Upward Bound program, effective for the current fiscal year, allowing several program sites that had to shut their doors a few weeks ago to reopen, including one in my district. This bill also makes landmark investments in our Historically Black Colleges and Universities, our Hispanic-serving institutions, and will raise the number of students obtaining degrees in science, technology and math, and increase the capacity of these institutions to teach in these fields. Today's vote was a vote for the future of our children and for the future of our Nation.”