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Bobby Scott: “The Pell Grants, as I understand it, many years ago paid about 85 percent of the cost of attending a state college; now…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2015
The Pell Grants, as I understand it, many years ago paid about 85 percent of the cost of attending a state college; now it is under a third.
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Bobby Scott
Democratic · Virginia

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Discussing the decline in Pell Grants' coverage for college costs.

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