[CA Conservative]

The Boehner bill contained new spending - $17 billion in fact. So doesn’t that mean the bill has to originate in the house?

What new spending? I haven't seen anything about that. Are you sure it is not referring to spending that was already appropriated in another bill?

[vbmoneyspender]

TITLE V—PELL GRANT AND STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM CHANGES

Sec. 501. Federal Pell Grants.

This section provides $17 billion in mandatory funds over two years to help fill the funding gap in the Federal Pell Grant program.

But the legislative statement about the $17 billion for Pell Grants is actually wrong. When you review the amendment to the bill that was done on Thursday, the new spending was increased $17 billion. The total number is $20.1 billion. See Here

SEC. 501. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS.

Section 401(b)(7)(A)(iv) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(A)(iv)) is amended— (1) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘$3,183,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,183,000,000’’; and (2) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘$0’’ and in serting ‘‘$8,000,000,000’’.