Rubén Hinojosa: “It is imperative that we keep this in mind and work to do better for our students.”

You made the statement that the HBCUs are a very important component of higher education, and I have been one of the strongest supporters of HBCUs.

But let us not say that $1 billion increase as was pointed out by Ms. Bauscher is too much because I was voting to approve for many, many years, 12, 13 years, spending $10 to $12 billion a month in our war in Iraq and Afghanistan. So $1…

I was born and raised in Hidalgo County where more than half of the residents are on food stamps, and they have all these children who are participating. That is why I fully support these new child nutrition programs and believe we should…

Today I rise in support of H.R. 5278, the ``Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act'' (PROMESA)--a bipartisan bill providing short-term relief to respond to the humanitarian crisis facing the people of Puerto Rico…