,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ae1 #bjbb,mrs4 
,murray 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,blunt7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,express+ support = !     
designation ( ,june #bc1 #bjbb1 z       
,national ,pell ,grant ,day4  ,:]eas    
,june #bc is ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( ! sign+ 
( ! ,education ,am5dm5ts ,act ( #aigb   
7,public ,law #ib-cah1 #hf ,/at4 #bce7  
by ,presid5t ,ri*>d ,nixon2 ,:]eas t    
,act e/abli%$ )9 ! ,high] ,education    
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et    
seq47 ! ,basic ,educational ,opportunity
 ,grant1 lat] nam$ ! ,f$]al ,pell ,grant
 7commonly kn[n z ! ,pell ,grant7 9     
honor ( its sponsor ,s5ator ,claiborne  
,pell2 ,:]eas1 #ej ye>s ago1 ,s5ator    
,pell /at$ t = x's ?r\gh ?is ,act t !   
dream ( access1 & opportunity = college 
education becomes a reality4 ,x's 9 ?is 
,act t we say a lack ( f9ancial weal?   

%\ld n1 & w n1 /& 9 ! way ( a p]son :o  
has ! tal5t1 ! desire & ! drive to rea* 
out = a college education42 ,:]eas1     
today1 ! ,pell ,grant program1 :i* helps
 l[-income /ud5ts pursue high] education
 goals1 ma9ta9s bip>tisan support 9     
,congress & ) ! public2 ,:]eas1 ea* ye>1
 ,pell ,grants help ne>ly #g1jjj1jjj    
/ud5ts1 approximately #dj p]c5t (       
und]graduate /ud5ts1 pursue & succe$ 9  
high] education2 ,:]eas ,pell ,grants   
help /ud5ts f all #ej ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict
 ( ,columbia1 & ! t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & f rural areas to cities to     
ev]y:]e 9 betwe52 ,:]eas ! ,pell ,grant 
program is well-t>get$ to meet ! ne$s ( 
/ud5ts ) demon/rat$ f9ancial ne$1 ) !   
va/ majority ( ,pell ,grant recipi5ts   
hav+ family incomes ( #dj1jjj or less2  
,:]eas ext5sive rese>* %[s t ! ,pell    
,grant program increases college        
enrollm5t & completion among l[- &      
mod]ate-income /ud5ts2 ,:]eas ,pell     
,grants are critical = /ud5ts f         
hi/orically und]repres5t$ backgr\nds1   

includ+ #eh p]c5t ( ,black /ud5ts1 #dg  
p]c5t ( ,hispanic /ud5ts1 #ea p]c5t (   
,am]ican ,indian & ,alaska ,native      
/ud5ts1 #dh p]c5t ( fir/-g5]ation       
/ud5ts1 #eb p]c5t ( /ud5ts :o are p>5ts1
 & #ci p]c5t ( /ud5ts :o are vet]ans ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces2 ,:]eas ea* eligible /ud5t 
may use a ,pell ,grant at ! in/itution (
 _! *oice1 :i* includes public1 private1
 #b-ye>1 & #d-ye> in/itutions2 ,:]eas ! 
,pell ,grant program is a prov5 inve/m5t
 to boo/ future economic mobility1 )    
college graduates pay+ m 9 taxes & e>n+ 
m 9 aft]-tax income ?an high s*ool      
graduates2 & ,:]eas1 ov] ! pa/ #ej ye>s1
 ! ,pell ,grant program has help$ m ?an 
#hj1jjj1jjj /ud5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
celebrates ! #ej? anniv]s>y ( ! ,f$]al  
,pell ,grant program on ,june #bc1      
#bjbb2  7#b7 expresses support = !      
designation ( ,june #bc z ,national     
,pell ,grant ,day2 &  7#c7 enc\rages ! p
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to celebrate         
,national ,pell ,grant ,day by-- 7,a7   

recogniz+ ! m ?an #hj1jjj1jjj individual
 l[- & middle-income /ud5ts :o h        
b5efitt$ f ! ,f$]al ,pell ,grant program
 s9ce its e/abli%m5t2 &  7,b7 celebrat+ 
! success /ories ( su* /ud5ts1 & ensur+ 
! same access = future /ud5ts4