In 1976, the first year that Pell Grants were fully funded, a full Pell Grant paid 72 percent of the cost of attendance at a typical four-year public college. Today, a full Pell Grant covers just 34 percent of those costs.
U.S. Senator
a Senate speech 
Subjects: educationSpeaker: sheldon-whitehouseSpeaker Job Title: U.S. SenatorParty affiliation: democrat