Under the plan, which Rep. is introducing in the House, the federal government would pick up three-quarters of the cost of making public colleges tuition-free and states would pick up the rest. The legislation also makes community college free; invests $10 billion in historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and other minority-serving institutions; and doubles the size of the maximum Pell Grant to $13,000.
“While President Biden can and should immediately cancel student debt for millions of borrowers, Congress must ensure that working families never have to take out these crushing loans to receive a higher education in the first place,” Jayapal said.
Bernie!
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