Alexander asserts the independence of the Bureau's Director.
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This is all something we have to address in that Higher Education Act bill next year.
The primary reason for less State aid for public colleges and universities... is Federal Medicaid mandates soaking up money.
The amount of the Pell grant average, $3,600, is $500 more than the average cost of attending a community college.
It's gone from 8 percent in the 1980s to 26 percent today. It's never discussed at hearings like this in a serious way.