{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2246-3", "2010-12-22", 111, 2, null, null, "CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSIONS ACT, 2011", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2246", "E2246", "[{\"name\": \"Pedro R. Pierluisi\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "156 Cong. Rec. E2246", "Congressional Record, Volume 156 Issue 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 173 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2246]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSIONS ACT,\n                                  2011\n\n                                 ______\n\n                               speech of\n\n                        HON. PEDRO R. PIERLUISI\n\n                             of puerto rico\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Tuesday, December 21, 2010\n\n  Mr. PIERLUISI. Madam Speaker, I rise to express my strong support for\nthe inclusion of increased funding for the Federal Pell Grant Program\nin the Continuing Resolution. Pell Grants are instrumental in helping\nstudents obtain college degrees and further prepare themselves to join\nthe modern workplace. In Puerto Rico, over 280,000 students benefit\nfrom this funding each year.\n  Last year, I was proud to join my colleagues on the House Education\nCommittee in voting to increase the maximum Pell Grant award to $5,550\nfor the current academic year and to tie future awards to inflation.\nHowever, this increased funding will be put in jeopardy if Congress\ndoes not act today. Largely as a result of the economic downturn, Pell\nGrant applications have increased by 20 percent during the past year.\nWithout an additional investment in the Pell Grant Program, the maximum\naward could be cut by more than 15 percent, putting college out of\nreach for many students.\n  I urge my colleagues to support the Continuing Resolution to ensure\nthat college remains affordable for our Nation's students.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2010-12-22-pt1-PgE2246-3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 8.967812871560454, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}