claim: says obama doubled funding for the pell grant.
author: kal penn
evidence_1: feb 29, 2016 ... “pell was facing a double whammy in that the economic crisis not only put ... pell  hasn't kept up with the cost of college,” said pauline abernathy, vice ... [obama  proposes expansion of pell grants to spur college completion].
evidence_2: pell grants are the foundation of our national efforts to make college affordable.  ... obama has worked aggressively to increase the maximum pell award ... will  more than double the total amount of funding available for pell grants since the ...
evidence_3: oct 17, 2012 ... "we've expanded pell grants for millions of people, including millions of young  women, all across the country," obama said. "we did it by taking ...
evidence_4: apr 26, 2016 ... had pell grants kept up with the cost of college, they would have reached ... that  is a shame—private investors could say no to colleges whose ...
evidence_5: sep 5, 2012 ... “i've worked and saved and have a great family,” case said. ... be able to pay for  school without the pell grant funding president obama doubled. ... “our  president has already doubled pell grants, raised education standards, ...