Sheldon Whitehouse Quotes

Is there any more important problem than our lack of need-based scholarships? I think not.

I just believe strongly that anybody who wants to pursue additional education after high school ought to be given that chance.

Pell Grants are, and have been, critically important tools in making higher education a possibility for lower- and middle-income students.

Given the best of all possible worlds, I would make a few changes. I would place emphasis on increasing the amount of funding that goes into programs like Pell Grants, that purely and simply award funds to students who really cannot afford full tuition.

For millions of Americans, federally subsidized student loans and Pell Grants are an important resource for us to get ahead so we can achieve the American dream.

I've met students across Rhode Island who rely on Pell Grants. They work hard, play by rules, and are doing everything they can to get the education they need for the jobs of tomorrow.

Pell Grants open a lot of doors, but they rely on a solvent government.

So you can go to college on Pell Grants - maybe I should not be telling anybody this because it's turning out to be the welfare of the 21st century.

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible.

When Rhode Island Senator Claiborne Pell first proposed the grants that now bear his name, he envisioned a way to help students attend our country's wonderful colleges and universities, so they could share in the American Dream.

It's one thing to make financial aid available to students so they can attend college. It's another thing to design forms that students can actually fill out.

The College Access and Opportunity Act addresses the important need to make higher education more affordable and easier to access for low and middle-income students.

One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the staggering cost of higher education.

Pell grants are the foundation of Federal student aid. As someone who attended college with the help of Pell grants and as chairman of the Pell Grant Caucus, I know how important they are for our Nation's low-income students.

No one should be denied the opportunity to get an education and increase their earning potential based solely on their inability to pay for a college education.

The Pell Grant is more than a financial aid program for college students in need. It is the right thing to do for America's college students, and it is the right thing to do for America's economy.

Michelle and I—we’re where we are today only because scholarships and student loans gave us a shot at a great education.

It’s absolutely the case that the low cost college tuition that I was able to enjoy and the financial aid that I was able to receive made my education possible.

We need to deal with helping middle-class kids get a college education.

I've given some money to the scholarships in the District of Columbia, to the best students in D.C... many of the students have written me letters telling me they could not have afforded to go to college without the scholarship and money I've given them.

While there are many obstacles that deter students from going to college, finances by no means should be the deciding factor.

Nontraditional students often have the misconception that aid is intended only for high school students entering college. Luckily, that's not the case.

There's no constitutional right for your parents to pay for college.

In my family, there was one cardinal priority - education. College was not an option; it was mandatory. So even though we didn't have a lot of money, we made it work. I signed up for financial aid, Pell Grants, work study, anything I could.

The Republicans have chosen to neglect young Americans who need assistance with the costs of higher education.