Thursday, September 15, 2005

Republicans face tough votes on entitlement cuts


Republicans face tough votes on entitlement cuts
Kansas City Star, MO - Aug 28, 2005 from food stamps. Senate aides are crafting legislation to cut $7 billion from the federal student loan program. The House

Critical budget votes looming for GOP
Boston Globe, United States - Aug 29, 2005 million from food stamps. Senate aides are crafting legislation to cut $7 billion from the federal student loan program. The House and

Student groups protest cuts in federal aid
Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - Aug 26, 2005 and consumer advocacy groups Thursday called on Congress to reverse what they said is more than $9 billion in proposed slashes to federal student loan programs

House Panel May Have to Reduce Student Benefits in Higher
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - Sep 6, 2005 for students from low- and moderate-income families by, for example, raising the limits on what students can borrow from the federal student-loan programs and

New Initiative to Reduce the Burden of Student Debt Announced by
U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - Aug 16, 2005 For example, last year Congress partially closed the so- called "9.5 percent interest loophole" in the federal student loan program and applied the savings to

Confusion Surrounds Senate Reauthorization Bill
AACRAO Transcript, DC - 22 hours ago a vehicle to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, S. 1614 also became the vehicle to cut $7 billion from the costs of the federal student loan programs over