I think, two points, most appalling are that on Pell Grants, it would eliminate some $90 billion of the mandatory funding that we have already paid for going forward and then when you talk about student loan repayment benefits, it would eliminate $9 billion again, which we have already paid for.
Tierney criticizes cuts to Pell Grants and student loan benefits in the budget.
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