Rubén Hinojosa: “I am pleased to say that the chancellor from California, Cal State system, came by to visit me. He pointed out that…”

“I am pleased to say that the chancellor from California, Cal State system, came by to visit me. He pointed out that through the association of presidents and chancellors that there was no question that the highest priority that they had for the 110th Congress was that we do something about increasing the amount of Federal investment in Pell Grants. I am pleased to say that we heard the message and we did something about it, and that we have, in this Congress, the 110th, and we pledge in the 111th Congress, to continue paying attention to the need for funding for Pell Grants. Because if we are to address the affordability and the accessibility of higher education for many of the children of working families, it requires that additional Federal investment as we now talk about the Pell Grants. With that, I urge everyone to vote ``yes'' on this suspension bill.”