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news from Washington
Due
to the many inquiry's we've been receiving regarding
current legislation pending in Washington affecting
college financial aid, we've started a news portal
providing current news topics that may have an
affect on the amount of financial aid students
may acquire. Collegeisfree.com is providing this
as a free service
to our visitors.
Want
to find out everything your government is doing
for you regarding education, look in on the workings
of the Committee on Education and the Workforce,
House of Representatives. Here you'll find bills,
scheduled hearing, videos of hearings and lots
more.
Republican
Party -
John
Boehner, Chairman - Committee on Education and
the Workforce.
Democratic
Party
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George
Miller, Ranking Member - Committee on Education
and the Workforce.
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as well.
September
2003
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
September 23, 2003 - Press Release
Colleges
Can Do More to Hold Down Costs, Witnesses Tell
Congress
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
September 17, 2003 - Press Release
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News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
September 16, 2003 - Press Release
Report
Shows U.S. is Tops in Education Spending, But
Lags in Education Results
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
September 4, 2003 - Press Release
House
GOP Education Committee Leaders Release Report
on College Cost Crisis
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October
2003
Article
excerpt from the New York Times - Oct 5, 2003
Jacuzzi
U.? A Battle of Perks to Lure Students
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
October 10, 2003 - Press Release
The
Skyrocketing Cost of Higher Education
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
October 16, 2003 - Press Release
McKeon
Offers Bill to Address College Cost Crisis by
Empowering Parents and Students, Holding Institutions
Accountable for Costs
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November
2003
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Nov 7, 2003 - Press Release
Seattle
Schools First in Nation to Receive Red Tape Relief
Under No Child Left Behind "Local-Flex" Initiative
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Nov 20, 2003 - Press Release
House
to Vote on GOP Measure to Extend Tax Deduction
for Teachers' Out-Of_Pocket Classroom Expenses
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Nov 25, 2003 - Press Release
Bill
to Protect Disadvantaged Students and Taxpayers
Against Pell Grant Fraud
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Nov 25, 2003 - Press Release
House
and Senate Committee Lenders Request GAO Review
of Head Start Financial Controls
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December
2003
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Dec 1, 2003 - Press Release
Boehner,
Hoekstra, Praise Education Secretary Paige for
Second Consecutive Clean Financial Audit
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
Dec 8, 2003 - Press Release
How
the Bush Adminisration has failed to meet its
own standards for school reform two years in a
row
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Dec 8, 2003 - Press Release
House
Republicans Vote to Provide Third Major Increase
in Education Funding Since No Child Left Behind,
Linked to Reform
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January
2004
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Jan14, 2004 - Press Release
New
Title 1 Funding Estimates Show Education
System
Flooded with Cash -
Republicans Report
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
Jan 23, 2004 - Press Release
Miller
and Kennedy Call On Bush Administration
To
Stop Student Aid Scam
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February
2004
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
Feb 2, 2004 - Press Release
Bush
Record on Pell Grants Making
Students
Pay More for College
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
Feb 6, 2004 - Press Release
President
Bush's Budget Cuts
On
Pell Grants
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Feb 9, 2004 - Press Release
House
Republicans Praise Universities for Taking Voluntary
Steps to Address College Cost Crisis
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
Feb 11, 2004 - Press Release
Education
Not a Bush Budget Priority, Representative
Miller to Testify
Top
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March
2004
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
Mar 3, 2004 - Press Release
After
Republicans Abandon Plan, Democrats Offer Only
Proposal for Making College Tuition Affordable
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Mar 3, 2004 - Press Release
Boehner
Calls on Democrats to Withdraw Higher Education
Bill that Would Cut Education Funding for States;
Urges Democrats to Back Mckeon Proposal for Greater
Sunshine and Transparency in College Costs
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
Mar 4, 2004 - Press Release
GOP
Retreats on College Affordability Issue
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Mar 4, 2004 - Press Release
Burns
to Introduce Bill to Expand Pell Grants for Needy,
High_Achieving Students
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
Mar 17, 2004 - Press Release
Republican
Plan on Student Loans Would Put Heavy Burden On
Students
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
Mar 19, 2004 - Press Release
Miller
Responds to Republican Misinformation on Student
Loan Consolidations
Top
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April
2004
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
Apr 7, 2004 - Press Release
Bush's
New Pell Grant Proposal Denies Aid to More than
5 Million Low and Middle-Income Students
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
Apr 9, 2004 - Press Release
New
independent Analysis Finds Students Would Pay
Thousands More to Consolidate at Variable Rates;
Representative Miller Calls for Sensible Reforms
of Student Load Program
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Apr 20, 2004 - Press Release
Florida
Colleges Would Receive Increased Sudent Aid Under
GOP Plan to Restore Fairness to Higher Education
Programs
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
Apr 21, 2004 - Press Release
Americans
Believe Current & Future Students - Not College
Graduates - Should Be First Priority in Federal
Higher Education Aid, Congressional Survey Shows
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
Apr 27, 2004 - Press Release
Student
Aid Programs Must Help Students, Not Profits,
Says Miller
Top
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May
2004
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
May 5, 2004 - Press Release
Republican
Higher Education Bill Forces Low and Middle Income
Students to Pay More For College
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
May 5, 2004 - Press Release
House
GOP Education Leaders Unveil Bill to Expand College
Access for Low & Middle-Income Students
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
May 5, 2004 - Press Release
Democrat
Leaders Jump the Gun, Botch the Facts on GOP Student
Aid Bill; Republican Bill Eliminates Excess Subsidies
for Banks & Lenders
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
May 7, 2004 - Press Release
Representative
Miller Urges Inquiry Into Alleged Misdeeds of
Head Start Associate Commissioner
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
May 12, 2004 - Press Release
Hearing
on the College Access and Opportunity Act
(H.R. 4283 )
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
May 12, 2004 - Press Release
Republican
College Access Bill Will Help Millions of Low
and Midle Income Students Achieve Higher Education,
Witnesses Tell Panel
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
May 12, 2004 - Press Release
New
CRS Report Shows Variable Rate Consolidation Loans
Are Less Expensive for Borrowers Than Fixed Rate
Loans
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
May 18, 2004 - Press Release
Bipartisan
Higher Education Bill Would Help Students,
Not Cost Taxpayers Another Dime
Top
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June
2004
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
June 2, 2004 - Press Release
New
Student Loan Interest Rates May Be Last Chance
to Save Thousands of Dollars; Republican Bill
Pending in Congress Could Eliminate Savings for
Students
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
June 15, 2004 - Press Release
House
Approves McKeon Bill to Expand Access to Technology
for Individuals with Disabilities
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
June 16, 2004 - Press Release
Republican
Higher Education Bill Removes Barriers to Fraud
and Waste, Says Representative Miller
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
June 29, 2004 - Press Release
New
Government Data Confirms Federal Education Funding
is Increasing More Qucikly than States Can Spend
It; States Have Billions in Unspent No Child Left
Behind & Special Education Funds - and Percentage
of Unspent Funds is Increasing
Top
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July
2004
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
July 8, 2004 - Press Release
Representative
Miller Introduces Bill to Prevent School Districts
From Losing Title I Funds
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
July 9, 2004 - Press Release
New
Report Shows States Have Not Cut Higher Education
Spending; Republicans Again Challenge Democrats
& College Lobbyists to Justify Hyperinflation
in Tuition Costs
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
July 12, 2004 - Press Release
Republican
Leaders Use Accounting Gimmicks to Mislead Public
on Education Financing
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
July 14, 2004 - Press Release
Republican
Leadership Gets the Facts Wrong, Claims That States
Did Not Cut Higher Education Funding
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
July 16, 2004 - Press Release
Education
Commitee Announces Hearing on the Cost of College
Textbooks, Committee Invites College Students
to Submit Testimony, Provide Input on How Textbook
Costs Impact the Cost of College
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
July 21, 2004 - Press Release
After
White House Fails to Lobby, President's Community
College Proposal Becomes More Empty Rhetoric
Top
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August
2004
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
August 17, 2004 - Press Release
Representative
Miller On Charter Schools
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
August 17, 2004 - Press Release
Boehner
Criticizes Attacks on Charter Schools;
Notes Government Figures Do Not School Charter
Schools Lagging Behind
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
August 31, 2004 - Press Release
Representative
Miller Statement on Bush/Paige Failures on Education
Top
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September
2004
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
September 21, 2004 - Press Release
Democrats
to Introduce Bill Copying GOP Plan to Permanently
End Excess Subsidies to Student Lenders; GAO Confirms
Need to End Subsidies, as President Proposed Seven
Month Ago
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
September 22, 2004 - Press Release
Democrats
Demand Immediate Committee Action to Close Billion
Dollar Student Lender Loophole; Committee Democrats
Deliver Committee Discharge Petition to Chairman
Boehner
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
September 23, 2004 - Press Release
Taxpayers
Still Vulnerable to Dipolma Mills Despite Current
Safeguards, Witnesses Tell Congress
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
September 30, 2004 - Press Release
Stop
Talking, Take Action - Democrats Call for Quick
Action to Close Student Loan Loophole
Top
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October
2004
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
October 5, 2004 - Press Release
Special
Interest Windfall for Student Loan Lenders Left
Partially Open in Republican Higher Education
Bill
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
October 6, 2004 - Press Release
Republican
Bill Does Not Leave "40 Percent" of
Excess 9.5 % Subsidy Intact; Any Subsidy Cuts
Beyond Those Made in GOP Bill Will Hurt Non-Profit
Students and Providers
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
October 7, 2004 - Press Release
Republican
Bill Leaves Loophole Open; Allowing Lenders to
Continue to Reap Millions in Excessive Profits
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
October 13, 2004 - Press Release
New
Reports Support GOP Case for further Reforms in
Student Financial Aid
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
October 21, 2004 - Press Release
Miller
Calls for Investigation of Education Contracts,
Alleging Politics -- Not Substance -- Led to Multi-Million
Dollars Grants
Top
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November
2004
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
November 1, 2004 - Press Release
President
Signs GOP Bill to Support Teachers & Needy
Schools; Cut Off Excess Subsidies to Loan Providers
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
November 18, 2004 - Press Release
Congressional
Action Means Tens of Thousands of Students Stand
to Lose Financial Aid
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
November 19, 2004 - Press Release
Miller
Hails Passage of Bipartisan Special Education
Law, But Issues Strong Warning to President and
Colleagues Over Latest Commitment to Full Funding
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
November 20, 2004 - Press Release
Congress'
First Post-Election Action on Higher Education
Forces Students to Pay More For College, Tens
of Thousands of Students Will Lose Pell Grants;
1.2 Million Will Have Their Aid Reduced
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
November 20, 2004 - Press Release
From
Kindergarten to College, Omnibus Spending Bill
Shortchanges Education; Students Low On List of
Priorities As 108th Congress Draws to a Close
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
November 22, 2004 - Press Release
Boehner
Calls on Education Department to Halt Use
Of 17-Year Old Data in Determining Students Pell
Grants Eligibility; Use of Outdated Data May Shortchange
Neediest Students and Deepen Pell Budget Shortfall,
Chairman Warns
Top
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December
2004
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
December 22, 2004 - Press Release
The
Bush Administration's Gift to Students:
Cuts to College Scholarships
Top
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January
2005
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
John Boehner, Chairman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -
January 5, 2005 - Press Release
House
Democrats Introduce Bill to Add Millions to Pell
Budget Shortfall, Further Delay Hopes for Increase
in Maximum Pell Gant Award
News
from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
George Miller, Senior Democrat on Committee -
January 5, 2005 - Press Release
Democrats
Push to Restore Pell Scholarships for Over 1 Million
Students
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