House Proceeding 07-22-08 on Jul 22nd, 2008 :: 3:22:15 to 3:24:16
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Speech By: Brian Higgins

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Brian Higgins: york. >> i yield two minutes to the gentleman from illinois, danny davis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. davis: i rise in strong support of h.r. 1311

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Tom Davis: and i want to commend my colleague from pennsylvania, representative chaka fattah for his introduction of this legislation and i also want to commend my colleague on the education committee

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Speech By: Tom Davis

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Tom Davis: and the chairman of the higher education committee, representative ruben hinojosa from texas. i have spent, madam speaker, practically all of my life engaged with low-income communities, low-income

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Tom Davis: people, low-income students. and i can tell you that i can't think of any legislative enact thament has done more to assist low income students to experience this commodity we call higher

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Tom Davis: education system of representative fattah, i don't know if you'll ever pass another piece of legislation as good as this one. i don't know how much longer you will stay in congress. but i

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Tom Davis: can tell you one thing if you never pass another one, you did this one, and it's one of the best, one of the most effective, one of the greatest i have seen, so i commend you for it, i commend

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Tom Davis: again the chairperson of our committee in education, representative hinojosa, and madam speaker, i think it's a great day because there's a group people sitting in hi office who are gear up

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Tom Davis: representatives and i told them i was going to have to leave them to come here and i commend them for the great work they continue to do and i yield back the balance of my time. the

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Tom Davis: speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york -- i'm sory, the gentleman fromth virginia is recognized. mr. davis: does the gentleman have further speakers? >> i'm prepared to close.

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Tom Davis: the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia yields back. the gentleman from new york. >> i yield myself such time as i may consume.e. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is

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Tom Davis: recognized. r >> as a member of the committee on oversight and government reform, i'm pleased to stand in support of h.res. 1311 expressing that today, july 22, ought to be designated national

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Stephanie Tubbs Jones: gear up day. gear up, which stands for f gaining education and awareness for undergraduate program, is an effort to improve public education and increase low income students' access to post-secondary