,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #abji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bc1 #bjbf,mr4 
,c\rtney 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,k+-,h9ds1    
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,mr4 ,m91 
,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4     
,craig1 ,mr4 ,bell1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4  
,sal9as1 ,ms4 ,dext]1 ,mr4 ,olszewski1  
,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,riley ( ,new      
,york1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,panetta1   
,mr4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,grijalva1
 ,mr4 ,k5n$y ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,evans (
 ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4       
,l&sman1 ,mr4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1    
,ms4 ,*u1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,?ompson 
( ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,neal1
 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,ms4 ,bynum1 ,mr4          
,bilirakis1 & ,mr4 ,c>bajal7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ !       
significance ( ,community ,college ,mon?
 9 ,april z a celebration ( m ?an #a1jjj
 in/itutions ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
support+ access to high] education1     

work=ce tra9+1 & m1 broadly su/a9+ &    
advanc+ ! ,nation's economic prosp]ity4 
,:]eas ! fir/ public community college1 
kn[n today z ,joliet ,junior ,college 9 
,ill9ois1 op5$ its doors to #f /ud5ts 9 
#aija z an exp]im5t to accommodate ^? :o
 want$ to pursue a college education )\t
 leav+ _! community2 ,:]eas ! t]m       
community college 0 popul>iz$ by !      
,presid5t's ,commission on ,high]       
,education 9 #aidg 9 recognition ( !    
community-c5t]$ nature ( ! em]g+ sector 
( in/itutions2 ,:]eas local community & 
educational lead]s ?r\gh\t ! ,nation    
develop$ community colleges at a        
dramatic pace ov] sev]al decades to meet
 _! p's ne$s = educational & economic   
opportunity2 ,:]eas today #a1jbd        
community colleges1 includ+ #ibd public1
 #cf ,tribal1 & #fd indep5d5t colleges1 
s]ve #aj1ejj1jjj cr$it & noncr$it       
/ud5ts2 ,:]eas rec5t enrollm5t data %[ t
 community colleges are lead+           
po/second>y gr[?1 ) enrollm5t increas+  
by #d p]c5t1 demon/rat+ cont9u$ progress

 9 /ud5t access & p>ticipation2 ,:]eas  
public community colleges are an        
af=dable option *>g+ av]age annual      
tuition & fees = 9-di/rict /ud5ts (     
#d1jej1 h an av]age /ud5t age ( #bg1 &  
s]ve /ud5ts :o (t5 are work+1 l[-income1
 p>5ts1 vet]ans1 or ! fir/ 9 _! family  
to g to college2 ,:]eas community       
colleges are ! prim>y educational       
in/itution s]v+ work=ce developm5t ne$s 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & are respond+ to     
curr5t economic conditions by educat+   
pr(essionals 9 fields rang+ f !         
semiconductor & con/ruction indu/ries to
 nurs+ & o!r heal? c>e pr(essions2      
,:]eas #di p]c5t ( all /ud5ts :o        
complet$ a ba*elor's degree at a f\r-ye>
 in/itution 9 ! #bjae-bjaf academic ye> 
_h be5 enroll$ at a two-ye> public      
in/itution 9 ! previ\s decade2 ,:]eas ! 
m$ian di/ance f a /ud5t's home to a     
community college 0 only #aj miles z (  
#bjbc2 ,:]eas #hb p]c5t ( public high   
s*ools (f] dual enrollm5t programs1     
all[+ _! /ud5ts to take college classes1

 usually at _! local community college1 
(f]+ opportunity to save "t & money 9   
college & jump/>t c>e] exploration2     
,:]eas alumni ( ,am]ica's community     
colleges g5]at$ #hih1ejj1jjj1jjj 9 add$ 
income to ! national economy 9 fiscal   
ye> #bjbj1 or #d4a p]c5t ( ! total gross
 dome/ic product2 ,:]eas e doll> (      
public fund+ = community colleges       
returns #f4hj 9 tax rev5ue g5]at$2 &    
,:]eas celebrat+ ,community ,college    
,mon? 9 ,april provides ! p ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ) an opportunity to recognize !  
value ( in/itutions t h long support$   
,am]ican prosp]ity1 competitiv5ess1 &   
community vitality & t w be important to
 ! ,nation's economic future3 ,n[1      
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 recognizes ! significance ( ,community 
,college ,mon? z an opportunity to      
celebrate ov] #a1jjj community colleges 
?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates s]v+ local &    
regional ne$s & /r5g!n+ ! ,am]ican      
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