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On the recordJune 5, 2017
Another thing that increases the amount of debt is the Pell Grant proposal you put forward does not keep pace, because you freeze it for that time period, does not keep pace with the inflation in public schools.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley criticizes the Pell Grant proposal for not adjusting with inflation.

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