Claiborne Pell

Claiborne de Borda Pell 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. Wikipedia*

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Claiborne Pell has 507 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1981 Senate Committee. The year with the most videos was 1988 with 63 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 1986 with an average of 3,120 views per program. Most appearances with Ted Kennedy (9), George J. Mitchell (9), Samuel Nunn (6). Most common tags: Persian Gulf War, Soviet Union, Education Policy.

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U.S. Senator, D-RI January 3, 1961 - January 3, 1997 Videos: 501

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