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Senators Introduce Thoughtful Higher Education Package
Members of the Senate HELP Committee, led by Ranking Member Bill Cassidy (R-LA), along with Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tim Scott (R-SC...
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Marc Goldwein on CNBC's "Squawk Box"
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget senior policy director Marc Goldwein recently joined CNBC's "Squawk Box" to discuss the latest on the...
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Student Debt Cancellation Should Be Repealed
The House of Representatives will vote today on a joint resolution disapproving the President’s August 2022 student loan cancellation plan and...
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Goldwein Testimony Highlights $970 Billion in Student Loan Cancellation
CRFB’s Marc Goldwein testified to the House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development , on March 23, on the $970 billion recently...
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Marc Goldwein's House Testimony on Biden's Student Loan Policies
On March 23, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein will testify before the House...
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Watch: Committee Senior Vice President Testifies to House Higher Education Subcommittee
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein testified before the House Subcommittee on...
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New CBO Estimate Should Send IDR Plan Back to Drawing Board
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates the President’s proposed income-driven repayment (IDR) plan for student loans will cost $230 billion...
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Comments on Proposed IDR Rule
On February 9, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein submitted comments on the...
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Biden IDR Plan Will Cost More than Advertised
Last month, the Biden Administration put forward a proposed rule to unilaterally expand the Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) program for student debt. In...
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New Study Finds Student Loan Pause is Regressive
A recent analysis by Diego Briones, Sarah Turner, and Eileen Powell of the University of Virginia found that the current student loan payment pause...
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Student Loan Pause Could Cost $275 Billion
Note: (11/22/2022): The Department of Education announced it would extend the pause to the sooner of 60 days after resolution of the student debt...
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Student Debt Cancellation is Not Financially Justified
The White House has justified the unilateral implementation of its $400 billion student debt cancellation plan based on authority the Secretary of...