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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 21, 2009
1:11 PM

CONTACT: US PIRG

Christine Lindstrom
Higher Education Program Director
(Office) 202-546-9707 (Cell) 617-308-1063

Student Group Urges Passage of Student Aid Bill

WASHINGTON - July 21 - U.S. Public Interest Research Group urged the Education and Labor committee in the U.S. House to pass HR 3221, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 on Tuesday.  

"Our nation must revitalize the faltering student aid system in order to ensure that students can get into college and get into the workforce.  This bill makes the single largest investment in student grant aid and other in other access programs in history.  We urge its swift passage," stated Christine Lindstrom, U.S. PIRG Higher Education Program Director. 

U.S. PIRG joined the United States Student Association and Campus Progress Action in sending a letter to members of the committee in support of HR 3221 which would allow for more affordable access to college by fixing current issues in federal aid programs.

Click here to read the full text of the letter.

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U.S. PIRG, the federation of state Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs), stands up to powerful special interests on behalf of the American public, working to win concrete results for our health and our well-being. With a strong network of researchers, advocates, organizers and students in state capitols across the country, we take on the special interests on issues, such as product safety,political corruption, prescription drugs and voting rights,where these interests stand in the way of reform and progress.

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