Protect Pell Grants from the GOP's chopping block

Protect Pell Grants from the GOP's chopping block

The Issue

Republicans are proposing deep cuts to higher education including the largest cuts to Pell Grants in history through the House Republican budget. 

At the same time Republicans are putting forward a plan to make college more expensive for middle class families, they support new tax breaks for millionaires and big corporations.

President Obama recently unveiled his plan to reduce student loan burdens by lowering monthly payments for some students and allow graduates to consolidate loans for a lower interest rate.

In the current economic climate it's important to make college more affordable and attainable for middle-class families and students. We need to stand up to a Republican-lead Congress that has refused to act on any of the Presdient's proposals to create jobs or improve education. 

Tell Republican leaders you oppose cuts to programs that will put higher education out of reach for many students and middle-class families. Stop plans to make the largest cuts to Pell Grants in history.

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Priorities USAPetition StarterAt <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a> I am Senior Director of Client Services. Before joining the team at <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a>, I worked as Senior Campaigner at Care2 and for two years I worked as Senior Consultant at M+R Strategic Services. My foray into online organizing began in 2004, when I co-founded Equality Ohio, an LGBT rights organization and a member organization of the national Equality Federation. In my spare time I tend a small flock of chickens in my Oakland backyard.
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The Issue

Republicans are proposing deep cuts to higher education including the largest cuts to Pell Grants in history through the House Republican budget. 

At the same time Republicans are putting forward a plan to make college more expensive for middle class families, they support new tax breaks for millionaires and big corporations.

President Obama recently unveiled his plan to reduce student loan burdens by lowering monthly payments for some students and allow graduates to consolidate loans for a lower interest rate.

In the current economic climate it's important to make college more affordable and attainable for middle-class families and students. We need to stand up to a Republican-lead Congress that has refused to act on any of the Presdient's proposals to create jobs or improve education. 

Tell Republican leaders you oppose cuts to programs that will put higher education out of reach for many students and middle-class families. Stop plans to make the largest cuts to Pell Grants in history.

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Priorities USAPetition StarterAt <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a> I am Senior Director of Client Services. Before joining the team at <a href="http://Change.org" rel="nofollow">Change.org</a>, I worked as Senior Campaigner at Care2 and for two years I worked as Senior Consultant at M+R Strategic Services. My foray into online organizing began in 2004, when I co-founded Equality Ohio, an LGBT rights organization and a member organization of the national Equality Federation. In my spare time I tend a small flock of chickens in my Oakland backyard.
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The Decision Makers

Former U.S. House of Representatives
2 Members
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
Former US House of Representatives - Virginia-7
John Boehner
John Boehner
Former US House of Representatives - Ohio-8

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Petition created on November 7, 2011