Frederica Wilson actually said...

But the Pell Grant could not keep up with the cost of college. So, through the years the student debt crisis grew. And now the crisis has tu...

The declining value of the Pell Grant, the bedrock of our financial aid system, has also increased the burden for students and families.

Where were you when we bailed out the airlines, the automobiles, the State governments, the local governments?

In 1975, the Pell Grant covered nearly 80 percent of the average cost of tuition room and board at a public 4 year university.