Federal Direct Student Loans: Hearing Before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, Second Session, on S. 2255, to Amend Part D of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to Provide for Income Dependent Education Assistance, February 25, 1992, Volume 4This document provides testimony, prepared statements, articles, publications, and other materials concerning the issue of augmenting current student financial assistance programs with the addition of direct student loans (Self Reliance Loans), and examines responsible ways in which the federal government should move in this direction. Among the persons providing testimony are the following: U.S. Senators Bill Bradley (New Jersey), Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts), Orrin G. Hatch (Utah), Nancy Landon Kassebaum (Kansas), Paul Simon (Illinois), Strom Thurmond (South Carolina), and Daniel K. Akaka (Hawaii) and U.S. Representative Thomas E. Petri (Wisconsin). Additional witnesses giving testimony or prepared statements include, among others,: John Silber, president, Boston University (Massachusetts); Father William J. Byron, president, The Catholic University, Washington, D.C.; Barry Bluestone, professor of political economy, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts; Roxie LaFever, vice president, financial aid, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona; and Elizabeth M. Hicks, coordinator of financial aid, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Materials presented include "Concerns and Unanswered Questions Regarding Income Dependent Education Assistance (IDEA) aka Self Reliance Loans," and a copy of a discussion draft of a bill to amend Part D of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for income dependent education assistance. (GLR) |
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... Hatch , Hon . Orrin G. , a U.S. Senator from the State of Utah , prepared statement . 18 Kassebaum , Hon . Nancy Landon , a U.S. Senator from the State of Kansas , prepared statement ... 23 Thurmond , Hon . Strom , a U.S. Senator from ...
... Hatch , Hon . Orrin G. , a U.S. Senator from the State of Utah , prepared statement . 18 Kassebaum , Hon . Nancy Landon , a U.S. Senator from the State of Kansas , prepared statement ... 23 Thurmond , Hon . Strom , a U.S. Senator from ...
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... Senator HATCH . Mr. Chairman , why don't we hold off on our statements until we have listened to our colleagues , and then we can all make them . Would that be a good idea ? The CHAIRMAN . I think that's a very sensible and useful ...
... Senator HATCH . Mr. Chairman , why don't we hold off on our statements until we have listened to our colleagues , and then we can all make them . Would that be a good idea ? The CHAIRMAN . I think that's a very sensible and useful ...
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... Senators Kennedy , Pell , Simon , Bingaman , Hatch , Kassebaum , Jeffords , Coats , Thurmond , Durenberger , and Cochran . OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR KENNEDY The CHAIRMAN . We'll come to order . I first want to express appreciation to ...
... Senators Kennedy , Pell , Simon , Bingaman , Hatch , Kassebaum , Jeffords , Coats , Thurmond , Durenberger , and Cochran . OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR KENNEDY The CHAIRMAN . We'll come to order . I first want to express appreciation to ...
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... Senator HATCH . Mr. Chairman , why don't we hold off on our statements until we have listened to our colleagues , and then we can all make them . Would that be a good idea ? The CHAIRMAN . I think that's a very sensible and useful ...
... Senator HATCH . Mr. Chairman , why don't we hold off on our statements until we have listened to our colleagues , and then we can all make them . Would that be a good idea ? The CHAIRMAN . I think that's a very sensible and useful ...
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... Senator Hatch . OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR HATCH Senator HATCH . Thank you , Mr. Chairman . I will file my com- plete statement as if read , also . Normally under our rules , we have at least 1 week notice before we hold these ...
... Senator Hatch . OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR HATCH Senator HATCH . Thank you , Mr. Chairman . I will file my com- plete statement as if read , also . Normally under our rules , we have at least 1 week notice before we hold these ...
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