McGovern Meets with BCC Officials to Discuss Pell Grants

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Congressman Jim McGovern met with Bristol Community College VP Joan Menard and Trustee Debi Kenney on Thursday to discuss the proposed cuts to the Pell Grant program, and the drastic impact those cuts would have on students---and on preparing them for the future economy.

"I find the cuts in education funding to be particularly troublesome," said McGovern. "As President Obama made clear in the State of the Union, we must invest in our children if we are to compete in the 21st century economy. In order to maintain our economic standing, in order to create the jobs of the future, we must have a well-educated workforce."

"So why on earth should we slash Pell Grants, which help millions of families -- nearly 12,000 in my district alone -- pay for college? We shouldn't."

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