[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 110 (Thursday, June 26, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2984]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          CUTS TO PELL GRANTS

  (Mr. DeSAULNIER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, on May 22, House Republicans passed 
their budget bill, which would make major cuts to the Pell Grant 
program in order to finance tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. This will 
be one of the largest transfers of multigenerational wealth in the 
history of the country.
  Pell grants are awarded to help low-income students afford the cost 
of higher education so that they can focus on their coursework. 
Republican changes would force students with disabilities, students 
with jobs, and primary caregivers to increase their course load or risk 
losing their Pell grant awards.
  Over 5,000 students in the district I represent in northern 
California receive Pell grants. A study by the Center for Economic and 
Policy Research found that the average income in a community rises by 
2\1/2\ percent for every 1 percent increase in Pell grants.
  We should focus on making education more accessible and doubling the 
maximum Pell grant, not cutting off support for students who need it 
the most for people who need support the least.

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