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Lawmakers urge restoring Pell Grant purchasing power to keep college affordable
2521123 · March 6, 2025
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Summary
At a members' day hearing, Rep. Seth Magaziner and others urged doubling and indexing the Pell Grant, citing that Pell currently covers less than one‑third of average public four‑year college costs and that about 6 million students received Pell in 2023–24.
Rep. Seth Magaziner told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education that the Pell Grant program is essential to college access and competitiveness, and he asked the subcommittee to increase funding to restore the grant's purchasing power.
Magaziner said…
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