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On the recordMarch 9, 2011
cutting the Pell Grant funding, and I have the citation here, will reduce the number of low-income students receiving bachelors degrees each year by about 61,000.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro highlights the impact of Pell Grant cuts on low-income students' education.

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