President’s Discretionary Budget Request a First Step Toward Improving College Affordability & Equity
April 9, 2021
Statement on Committee Passage of House College Affordability Act
October 31, 2019
Statement on Senate’s Proposed $1.3B Cut to Pell Grant Reserve
September 18, 2019
Statement on the Trump Administration’s Proposal to Slash Pell Funding
May 14, 2019
Student Loans and Pell Grants in the Crosshairs of Budget Reconciliation
October 5, 2017
Senate Spending Bill Increases Pell Grants by $100, But Also Cuts Pell Funding by $2.6B
September 6, 2017
House FY18 Spending Bill Cuts Pell Grants by $3.3 Billion and Freezes Maximum Pell Grant
July 12, 2017
Bicameral Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act Would Help Lower Student Debt for Those Who Need it Most
May 16, 2017
Statement on Bipartisan FY17 Spending Agreement’s Mixed Message for Pell Grants
May 1, 2017
Statement on Trump Administration Proposals to Raid $5.2 Billion from Pell Grants in FY2017 and 2018
March 29, 2017
Statement on President's FY2018 Budget and House Education and Workforce Committee Plan
March 16, 2017
House FY17 Funding Bill Cuts Pell Grants by $1.3 Billion, Blocks Gainful Employment Rule
July 6, 2016
Statement on Bipartisan Senate Agreement to Cut $1.2 Billion from Pell Grant Program while Restoring Year-Round Grants
June 9, 2016
Statement on the Opportunity to Strengthen Pell Grants and the “Dangerous Precedent” in the Senate FY17 Appropriations Bill
June 7, 2016
Senate FY16 Funding Bill Blocks Gainful Employment, Cuts Student Aid
June 23, 2015
House FY16 Education Funding Bill Blocks Gainful Employment Rule, Cuts Student Aid
June 16, 2015
President’s FY16 Budget Prioritizes College Affordability and Reduced Student Debt Burdens
February 3, 2015
President’s FY15 Budget Fully Funds Pell Grants and Improves Income-Driven Repayment
March 4, 2014
President’s FY14 Budget Good for Current Students; Raises Rates for Future Students
April 10, 2013
Senate Budget Makes College Affordability a Priority; House Budget Slashes Pell Grants and Student Loans
March 19, 2013
Bipartisan Senate Agreement Preserves Low Student Loan Interest Rate
June 27, 2012
President Obama Proposes Bold Steps to Ensure College Access and Success
January 27, 2012
House FY2012 Spending Bill Eliminates Pell Grants for More than 100,000 Students Next Year
December 15, 2011
Can Students Count on Pell Grants to Help Pay for College? President's FY12 Budget Says "Yes" while House FY11 Cuts Say "No"
February 14, 2011
