Claiborne Pell

Nov 22, 1918 - Jan 1, 2009

Claiborne de Borda Pell GCC GCM was an American politician and writer who served as a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island for six terms from 1961 to 1997. He was the sponsor of the 1972 bill that reformed the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant, which provides financial aid funding to American college students; the grant was later given Pell's name in honor of his work in education legislation. A member of the Democratic Party, Pell is the longest serving U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.
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“My opponent called me a cream puff. Well, I rushed out and got the baker's union to endorse me.”

Claiborne Pell
Nov 22, 1918 - Jan 1, 2009
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