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Push for a significant Pell increase in the annual appropriations process (or a multi-year reconciliation bill if available).
Win a meaningful Pell increase through the annual appropriations process, using the recent FY2023 and FY2024 bumps as proof the pathway works. Build a bipartisan appropriator strategy and push for inclusion in must-pass funding vehicles when possible. This matters now because the current maximum award leaves large gaps for students, and incremental action can compound into the at-least-10% increase this cause targets.
Why this works
Appropriations can enact immediate increases; already, FY2023 and FY2024 saw small Pell bumps, so continuing that trend with bipartisan appropriators could yield wins.
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
AdvocacyProtecting and enhancing retirement and health security for seniors
The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM) is a grassroots advocacy organization founded in 1982 to serve as an advocate in Washington for the financial security of seniors. NCPSSM fights against cuts to Social Security and Medicare, pushes for benefit improvements (like more accurate COLAs), and works to ensure these programs’ long-term solvency. With millions of members and supporters, the Committee lobbies Congress, conducts public education, and organizes seniors to speak out on issues such as prescription drug pricing and protection from inflation.
Mechanism
How National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare uses funding
- Identify appropriations committees and negotiators who have supported recent Pell bumps
- Align coalition partners on a clear increase ask consistent with this cause’s win criteria
- Provide budget analysis and messaging on affordability and the gap students face
- Lobby for inclusion in annual appropriations language or reconciliation vehicles when available
- Run rapid-response during negotiations to prevent proposed cuts from becoming final
- Mobilize endorsements and public pressure timed to appropriations milestones
Partner notes
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