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Jeff Merkley: “The cost of college has risen compared to a working wage. That then has not been compensated for by Pell grants.”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
The cost of college has risen compared to a working wage. That then has not been compensated for by Pell grants.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley discusses the financial burden of college on students and families.

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