Political Quotes

“appropriations for Pell Grants have increased by 24 percent under the leadership of the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Porter). The maximum Pell Grant has gone from $2,340 to $3,500, again an increase of almost 50 percent under the leadership of the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Porter). 237,000 more students receive Pell Grants. For fiscal years 1987 to 1995, when the appropriations were written by the other side, the maximum Pell Grant increased by an average annual rate of 1.4 percent. Under the leadership of the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Porter), that annual average rate is 7.1 percent. In addition to funding, the funding for work study has increased by 52 percent under the leadership of the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Porter) and would increase much more if we had not gotten into this community service business and set up all those bureaucracies. All of that money could have gone into work study, and the college students would have done the public service work. Funding for Supplemental Education Opportunity Grants has increased by $70 million. Funding for TRIO programs has increased $115 million, for a total of $760 million. The Perkins capital contributions are level funded at $100 million, but the cancellation fund has been increased to $40 million.”