WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. James Lankford issued the following news release:
US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) spoke on the Senate floor yesterday to recognize National School Choice Week and celebrate Pell Grant expansion in the Working Families Tax Cut Act.
"We invested more into Pell Grants and expanded the growth of Pell Grants. Now, you might say, 'Why does that matter for K through 12?' Well, Pell grants have been really targeted towards institutions that do what's called terminal degrees. So, if you're a kid in poverty and you want to get a degree in philosophy, we would help you do that. But if you're a kid in poverty and you want to get a certification in welding or in plumbing or in carpentry or as a truck driver, we would say, ...