House Proceeding on Sep 16th, 2009 :: 1:22:15 to 1:24:20
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Kathy Castor: allow graduate students to participate in that. i would like to minutes to the gentlewoman from florida, a former member of the rules committee, ms. castor. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman investiged for two minutes. -- is regnized for two minutes. ms. castor: i rise in strong support ofer h.r. 3221, the student aid and fiscal responsibility act and this rule.

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Speech By: Kathy Castor

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Kathy Castor: i rise in support of every student who hopes to attend college but is grappling with rising costs. for millions of students across america, we are going to make the cost of more affordable. in florida, my home state, hundreds of thousands of students and families will find the cost of attending college

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Kathy Castor: more affordable through a significant increase in the pell grant and expanded student loans. i co-sponsored this landmark investment in our students and higher education because over the next 10 years we will invest over $2.2 students, including over $100 million for students in the

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Kathy Castor: tampa bay area through increases in the pell grant. that means direct aid to hlf a million florida students, including over 24,000 students in my district alone. new cost to taxpayers. we all understand that in economy families are being squeezed by the rising cost of

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Kathy Castor: tuition and living ex with the price of college steadily increasing, too many students are forced to make tough choices when trying to figure out how to pay for college. but due to our efforts and support from president obama, a college education in america will be more affordable. a college education is always -- has always been critical.

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Kathy Castor: people with college degrees earn more. and a college degree today is even more valuable as the fabric of our work force changes and we prepare students for 21st century jobs. thank you to chairman george miller and the great education and labor committee for standing up once again for students,