U of M – Duluth students denounce Pell cuts, Cravaack's vote

"What we're seeing coming out of Washington, and certainly at the state level all across the country, is an attack on the poor, on the working class, and on the middle class of this country, including the ability of young people to go to college."

University of Minnesota - Duluth student and campus Democratic party leader Zack Filipovich criticizing newly elected GOP Rep. Chip Cravaack for a vote that could lead to severe cuts to the Pell Grant program.

Read the full story by MPR's Bob Kelleher here.

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