All of Montana’s representatives in Congress voted for HR-1, a spending proposal that would cut 5.7 billion dollars out of the Pell Grant program. Higher Education Advocate, Rich Williams says wasteful spending needs to be cut, not public priorities like Pell Grants.

The Pell Grant program increases access to college for 9.4 million Americans.

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