Congressman Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.)

Congressman Rehberg's statement on Pell Grants:

Rehberg Pushes Sustainability for Pell Grants Funding at Hearing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Denny Rehberg, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services and Education today questioned Under Secretary Martha Kanter from the Department of Education about the long-term viability of the Pell Grant program and the underlying causes of increased post-secondary education costs.

Rehberg supports Pell Grants, which make college possible for thousands of Montana students. ....... Without reform, Pell Grants run the risk of collapsing under their own weight.

“Pell Grants open a lot of doors, but they rely on a solvent government,” warned Rehberg. “Getting our deficit under control and making sure Pell Grants can be sustainably funded is the only way we can guarantee that they will still be around for the next generation.”