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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Pell Grants are the foundation and principal |
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| source of federal financial assistance for university students |
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| in the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Tuition at public universities has risen over 230% |
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| since 1990; the average tuition in the State of Illinois is now |
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| $4,667 a year; and
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| WHEREAS, The average Pell Grant award for a public |
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| university student in Illinois last year was $2,584, with |
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| Illinois students awarded over $398 million in Pell Grant |
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| funds; and
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| WHEREAS, Over 173,291 Illinois students have received |
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| federal Pell Grants; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we urge Congress and the President of the United States to |
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| increase funding for Pell Grants; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| delivered to the President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, the |
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| Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, each member of |
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| the Illinois congressional delegation, and the President of the |
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| United States.
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