Reply #3: Bush never increased spending on Pell gants over the past 6 years. [View All]

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""It was difficult Tuesday to find a higher education lobbyist who did not note with irony that this White House, working with the Republican-led Congress, had failed to increase spending on the Pell Grant, the primary aid program for low-income students, for the last five years, which is seemingly about to become six.

All of Tuesday’s maneuvering aside, the student loan legislation is expected to pass the House handily. The only real question is how many Republicans will join the unified Democrats in approving the bill."

— Doug Lederman

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/01/17/loans