01/21/2009
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"I want to continue to reward courage, to incentivize that."
"I would point out, of the $77.4 billion request for fiscal year 2012, $28.6 billion is for Pell grants."
"I can tell you, Mr. Secretary, this subcommittee and our committee, and I hope the Congress, will continue to be fully supportive of the maximum Pell grant."
"It is an invasion into the programs that we have developed to help poor kids get a decent education."