House Proceeding on Jan 21st, 2009 :: 1:36:15 to 1:39:45
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Rubén Hinojosa: to be a principal co-sponsor of i urge its adoption and i yield backhe bance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from iowa. mr. loebsack: madam speaker, i'm very, very pleased to recognize mi amigo from texas, the gentleman from the 15th district of texas, who also serves as th

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Speech By: Rubén Hinojosa

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Rubén Hinojosa: chair of the house education and labor committee, subcommittee of higher education, mr. ruben hinojosa, for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hinojosa: madam speaker, i rise in strong support of house resolution 56, expressing support for national school counseling week. i thank congress

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Rubén Hinojosa: chizz of california and congressman vern ehlers michigan as well as congressman david lope sack for bringing this important resolution to congress. madam speaker, effect -- loebsack, for bringing this important resolution to congress. madam speaker, this resolution

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Rubén Hinojosa: achiev schools. school counselors work with the child, providing guidance and support for their academic, personal, social and career development. they can advise parets to invest in children's early reading plus writing equals

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Rubén Hinojosa: success in education programs. riff is a good example of li my district. for many first generational college students, the school counselor is their lifeline to information about preparing for, applying to and paying for

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Rubén Hinojosa: college. in many schools, the counselor's office is the safe haven where students can turn for help with college -- with challenges at home or at school. our best counselors see themselves as student advocates. unfortunately school counselors

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Rubén Hinojosa: are not always tre mission critical factuality or staff in our schools. they're often the first to be downsized in economic hard times. we can already see what's happening as local schools are forced to cut staff to make up for school budget shortfalls.

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Rubén Hinojosa: the american school counselor association recommends a student to school ratio of 250 to one. today the national average is 475-1. in my home state of texas, the ratio is 437-1.

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Rubén Hinojosa: and across the nation, only four states meet the target ratio. some states have ratios in the range of 1,000 students per counselors and we must do better than that. as we celebrate school counseling week, we should thank our school counselors for the work to prepare our next generation for success.

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Rubén Hinojosa: we should also acknowledge our national failure to provide adequate counseling for our students. most of all, we should also pledge to do something about it. i urge all my colleagues on both