Since 1973. when the first Pell Grants were awarded. more than 60 million grants have enabled students to meet their educational goals through this student financial assistance program. Mr. President. Senator PELLs remarkable record in the Senate has not been limited to education and the arts. Over the years. and through his leadership in foreign affairs as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senator PELL has worked tirelessly on behalf of refugees. against human rights abuses. and to reduce the threats from weapons of mass destruction. As a result of these efforts. treaties have been ratified that reduce nuclear weapons. prohibit the emplacement of weapons of mass destruction on the seabed. and the use of environmental modification techniques as weapons of war. Mr.
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