WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley issued the following press release:
Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Maine's U.S. Senator Susan Collins, and Georgia's U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock led a bipartisan group of Senators in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ensure the timely delivery of federal funds from TRIO. TRIO is a long-standing set of federal programs that help approximately 840,000 students prepare for, enter, and graduate from college-specifically low-income and first-generation students.
"Unfortunately, in recent years, the Department of Education has failed to award grants to TRIO recipients in sufficient time," the bipartisan group of Senators wrote. "These delays can result in increased...