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Nita Lowey: if we want to create jobs, if we believe that education has some role in creating jobs, which I do, then I would not…

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
if we want to create jobs, if we believe that education has some role in creating jobs, which I do, then I would not want to be the Congress, again only one other Congress went down $100. But for us to reduce it by $845 is really a shame and embarrassment.
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Lowey criticizes the proposed Pell Grant cut and emphasizes education's role in job creation.

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