“Today the US Senate voted to approve the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009 which contains $13.9 billion in Pell grant aid. This amount nearly doubles the current Pell funding support for the almost 6 million low-income students rely on this aid to stay in college.
"Time and again, America has seen the college educated strengthen the nation’s social and economic fabric. Investment in education is proven to strengthen the economy. We applaud the Senate for reaffirming that investment in the education of our young adults is essential to the country’s recovery and long-term strength.”
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U.S. PIRG is a statewide, nonprofit non partisan citizen and student based advocacy organization.
