http://connect.educause.edu/display/44752 http://connect.educause.edu/display/44752 http://connect.educause.edu/educause/images/e_rss.png Comments for "Raucous House Passes Student Aid Bill" en http://connect.educause.edu/display/44752 <p>The House of Representatives approved legislation Wednesday that would slash payments to lenders and use the savings to cut interest rates and increase grant funds for students. Although debate over the budget reconciliation measure devolved into partisan nastiness that evoked the worst of the British Parliament, in the end 47 Republicans joined 226 Democrats to vote for the bill. The 273-149 tally, though, fell short of the margin needed to override President Bush&#8217;s threatened veto. </p> http://connect.educause.edu/display/44752#comments Higher Education Funding Policy and Law Policy and Law: Federal Students Contributed by Organizations or Campuses Articles, Papers, and Reports Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:37:23 -0500 ckeller 44752 at http://connect.educause.edu