(Sacramento) – emblymember Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica) is calling on her fellow legislators to reject the Governors efforts to wipe out the popular Cal Grant program. During a news conference at a community college emblymember Brownley, Chair of the Education Committee, said, The Cal Grant program is a lifeline to college for many of our states best and brightest high school graduates. An investment in these students is an investment in Californias future. The Governors proposed elimination of the Cal Grant program will end up costing Californians money in the long run. Heres more in this embly Access video.

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