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Mark Pocan: “I do not want people to think that somehow the program is being used improperly because, you know, there are too many…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
I do not want people to think that somehow the program is being used improperly because, you know, there are too many people like me that would not have had a chance to go college if it was not for that Pell Grant.
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Mark Pocan
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Pocan emphasizes the importance of Pell Grants for access to college.

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