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