More than 120 House Democrats, led by Virginia Representative Bobby Scott, called in a letter Wednesday for the House and Senate appropriations committees to use resources in the Pell Grant program only for improving college access.
The $7.8 billion surplus for the Pell Grant program should go toward meeting the needs of low-income college students, the letter says.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2016/11/03/house-democrats-seek-protect-pell-spending
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