The Pell Grant isn't even keeping up with inflation, let alone college costs.
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Studies have shown that high unmet need is a barrier to college for many low-income students. The bill will gradually lower charges for some students, known as origination fees, over the next five years.Luke Swarthout
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Some people will describe it as paying down the deficit. If you look at how the reconciliation process started, it becomes clear this is, in fact, a down payment on a series of tax cuts.
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The effect of this bill is that students and parents will end up getting less out of our student aid programs as a college degree continues to cost more. Students and their families need more aid in order to make college less expensive, and not the other way around.
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