Save Pell!
Are you aware that the Pell Program, which helps low-income Americans go to school, is on the chopping block because of this debt ceiling fiasco? That's right. It is. I also wrote a piece recently in defense of Pell, and called for bold increases to the program.
If you tweet, I encourage you to send the President (@BarackObama) and the Whitehouse (@whitehouse), as well as House and Senate leaders tweets that let them know you're worried about Pell. You could send the following, and also call the White House. Here are some suggestions:
If you tweet, I encourage you to send the President (@BarackObama) and the Whitehouse (@whitehouse), as well as House and Senate leaders tweets that let them know you're worried about Pell. You could send the following, and also call the White House. Here are some suggestions:
- Last night @BarackObama gave hill leaders 36 hours