Education - No Comments » - Posted on March, 13 at 1:03 am
A cadre of former Clinton administration officials are fighting an Obama administration proposal on student loans.
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Education - No Comments » - Posted on March, 13 at 1:03 am
Can this be for real? The Democrats are folding student-loan reform into the health bill so it can be enacted without 60 votes in the Senate. I’ve written.
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Education - No Comments » - Posted on March, 13 at 1:03 am
Count me with Tim Ranzetta — student loan reform was DEAD dead earlier this week, as both Congress and the White House were nervous about losing on the health care bill if student lending was included in reconciliation.
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Education - No Comments » - Posted on March, 13 at 1:03 am
Health care legislation is more likely to pass if changes to the student loan program are included, some House Democrats said on Friday.
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Education - No Comments » - Posted on March, 12 at 11:03 pm
President Barack Obama’s stalled bid to overhaul the federal student loan program by cutting subsidies to private lenders and increasing aid to students received a boost on Friday.
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Education - No Comments » - Posted on March, 12 at 11:03 pm
Democrats may lose Senator Ben Nelson’s support for a health care overhaul over proposed changes to the student loan program, which are to be included in the final legislation.
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Education - No Comments » - Posted on March, 12 at 10:03 pm
Reforming the for-profit student loan system, which allows finance giants like Virginia-based Sallie Mae to make virtually risk-free returns thanks to government subsidies, was a top priority of President Obama. …
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Education - No Comments » - Posted on March, 12 at 1:03 am
Democrats are struggling to prevent another administration priority — an overhaul of the student loan program — from becoming a casualty of the health care debate.
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Education - No Comments » - Posted on March, 12 at 1:03 am
Harry Reid sent a letter to Mitch McConnell today announcing what we’ve all known – that the Senate will move forward with a reconciliation sidecar bill to fix elements of the health care package already passed.
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Education - No Comments » - Posted on March, 12 at 1:03 am
told reporters Thursday that the Senate could couple a student loan bill with health care reform legislation and pass both by reconciliation. “We are entitled to do both health care and education by reconciliation,” Reid said. “But … …
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