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On the recordMarch 9, 2011
An $845 reduction in the Pell Grant, as has been said, takes us back 38 years in terms of the cost of what education is today.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro criticizes Pell Grant cuts, arguing it limits education access for middle-class families.

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