September 29, 2000
Democrats Push White House to Seek Additional Increase for Pell Grants
Top Democrats in the House of Representatives are trying to persuade the Clinton administration to reject any final budget agreement that does not raise the maximum Pell Grant by $500, but the White House has not yet committed to such a stance.
A $500 increase would lift the maximum grant to $3,800 in the 2001 fiscal year. House and Senate lawmakers agreed in July to increase the maximum Pell Grant by $350, to $3,650. But Congressional Democrats believe that with the end of the
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