July 16th Outside of Class

In today's paper on the second page is an article that caught my eye. The headline says "Student aid bill faces rough road." Of course being a recipient of student aid, I was compelled to read it.
Basically it says that the president, having planned to increase college aid is having a hard time selling it to congress. Big surprise there. Maybe he should have hidden his agenda in a bill marked "congressional raises." Ok, anyway, the article goes on to say that a key lawmaker proposed a bill that partly would boost the Pell Grant scholarship. The bill would do this by eliminating a large amount of subsidies for private college loans. The rest of the bill would go toward early childhood education, increasing the number of poor children with access to pre-kindergarden.
Having recently become unemployed I have spent many hours (this is what I do instead of sleeping) thinking about how I am going to continue my education and still support my family. Of course the Pell Grant is not going to subsidise my income by any means, but it would help lessen the blow a little bit and maybe allow me to work part time instead of full time. My means of living is very modest, so a little bit goes a long way for me.
The article did not say what the timeline was for sitting on congress' proverbial desk though. I'm sure like everything else that would benefit the working class it will sit for quite a while.