SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY for SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
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Education EDU
A joint letter from Illinois Public University President's was sent to Senator Richard Durbin, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Representative Mike Bost and Representative Rodney Davis . The letter urged members of congress to ensure that reconciliation legislation includes more robust funding for Pell. We write to offer our perspective on the reconciliation legislation currently being assembled in the House of Representatives. We are extremely pleased by proposals to increase investments in higher education, R&D and research infrastructure, such as retention and completion grants for states. We are concerned, however, that the draft legislation does not do enough to boost funding for Pell Grants. We wrote in May and again in July to underscore the crucial role that Pell Grants play in allowing low- and middle-income students to attend college. At the time, we expressed our support for doubling the maximum Pell award to $13,000 and indexing the grant to inflation. The administrations American Families Plan proposed increasing the maximum award - currently $6,495 - by approximately $1,400 as a down payment on President Bidens commitment to double the maximum award. Unfortunately, the reconciliation legislation approved on Friday by the House Education and Labor Committee would provide only a $500 increase to the maximum award. We appreciate that there are many competing priorities. However, after years of inadequate funding for Pell, it is time for Congress to take stronger action to support students and families. Accordingly, we ask that you urge congressional leadership to ensure that reconciliation legislation includes more robust funding for Pell.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN CHARLES | — |
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