Rubén Hinojosa: “A bipartisan reauthorization of the Perkins Act would ensure that students are equipped with the education and skills to…”

Small businesses and Main Street are the lifeblood of our economy. We should be doing everything we can to ensure that Main Street America is able to prosper.

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.

In the last 4 years we have shown great improvement in graduation rates, in enrollment in higher education, and graduation, even, at the colleges.

I thank the gentleman. I gladly accept his offer, and I look forward to working together to promote financial literacy, especially with respect to auto financing. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 1737.