January 31, 2003

White House Objects to Proposal on Pell Grants

By STEPHEN BURD

The White House is raising objections to a Senate budget bill for the 2003 fiscal year that would increase the maximum Pell Grant by $100, to $4,100.

Senate Republican leaders were still scrambling last week to complete action on the vast bill, which includes money for most of the federal government's domestic programs for the budget year that began last October 1.

The legislation would also nearly complete lawmakers' five-year goal of doubling the budget for the National

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