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Linda McMahon: “This shortfall of $10.5 billion we are in the budget…”

Featuring: Linda McMahon, Republican | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education | National

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Can you provide some reassurance on, on that there will be enough money in the Pell program to fund the new Workforce Pell plus the other things that people are asking for? Well, that's exactly what we've proposed in our budget. This shortfall of $10.5 billion we are in the budget proposal is to fund, you know, that shortfall and to make sure that there is the money for Workforce Pell continuing. so that the maximum amount, the $7,395, can continue to go to those recipients not only in the balance of this year, but also into 27, 28 year. (01:59–02:12)

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Asserts that there is a $10.5 billion shortfall addressed in the budget proposal for Workforce Pell.

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