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Lawsuit Alleges Department of Education May Imminently Cancel Student Debt
According to a complaint filed by a coalition of state attorneys general (AGs) led by Missouri, the Department of Education is preparing student loan...
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Student Borrowers Deserve Solutions, Not More Legal Battles
Last week, the Department of Education announced it will take the “next step toward additional debt relief” for student loan borrowers. In particular...
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Pell Grant Shortfall Remains a Threat
Pell Grant costs will exceed new funding over the next decade, based on the latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline, depleting nearly all...
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Appropriations 101
What are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate appropriations? How are...
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Comments on Proposed Rule to Waive Student Debt
On May 17, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein submitted comments on the...
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Congressionally Approved Ukraine Aid Totals $175 Billion
With the recent passage of the national security supplementals, Congress has now approved nearly $175 billion of aid and military assistance to...
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How Much Would Student Loan “Hardship” Provision Cost?
We recently estimated the President’s new student debt cancellation plan would cost between $250 billion and $750 billion over a decade, and have...
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The Total Cost of Student Debt Cancellation
Including the Biden Administration’s new student debt cancellation plan, we estimate all recent student debt cancellation policies will cost a...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2024
Updated 4/24/2024: On Tuesday, April 23, the Senate passed a package of national security-oriented bills passed by the House on Saturday, April 20...
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What's in the Latest House National Security Supplementals?
The House of Representatives is set to soon vote on a series of national security-related supplemental appropriations bills. Three of the bills...
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Student Debt Plan Would Add Hundreds of Billions to Deficit
The Biden Administration recently announced a new plan to cancel student debt for up to 30 million borrowers and released a preliminary rule this...
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Adding Debt to Tax Deal Would Be a Costly Blunder
Some lawmakers have recently suggested combining the House-passed Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (also known as Wyden-Smith...