Student Loan Industry Fighting to Avoid Extinction
Without this program, all loans would instead come directly from the government, with the estimated $94 billion in savings redirected to the Pell Grant program that serves the neediest students.
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Without this program, all loans would instead come directly from the government, with the estimated $94 billion in savings redirected to the Pell Grant program that serves the neediest students.
If a government’s budget should fail, the government would likely fall.
In many of those years, Congress either didn’t try or completely failed to put a budget resolution in place and so had to jerry-rig the process to debate appropriations without violating the law.
was Obama who — perhaps unintentionally — fanned the flames by releasing the Bush Justice Department memos used to justify harsh interrogation tactics and then appeared inconsistent on who he believes should
Our country should work toward providing universal access to health care.
The large House Democratic majority should ensure passage of the measure.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs can be a masterful performer on the podium, redefining tough questions into ones he likes better, responding to others at length in his Alabama cadence — without
Everett Koop noted, “You are not healthy without good oral health.— Good oral health has proven to be essential to general health and well-being.
“I believe we should and will do Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ next year,— said Frank, a co-chairman of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Equality Caucus.
“We should have won,— Rep. Joe Baca (Calif.) said when he overheard Rep. Jim Marshall (Ga.) talking about their most recent showing.
According to those who oversee the House networks at the office of Chief Administrative Officer Dan Beard, network users should have no problem accessing Facebook.
Jane Harman (D-Calif.) on Tuesday said it should be of concern to all Americans that her conversations were wiretapped.
thousands of professional, college and local sporting events to our customers each year.We have reached hundreds of agreements with other cable networks, and we typically renew our network agreements without
“If alphabet agencies can do what they want without regard to what Congress believes, there’s something wrong with the system.
Still, all the caveats considered, there is merit in looking at how a president has started his presidency, as there is merit in asking candidates for the office to discuss their 100-day strategies should
Meanwhile, the clock is ticking for NFL fans that are limited to Comcast cable.Based on the fan interest in the NFL, and especially the Redskins, the NFL Network should be broadly available to Comcast
Others object that the tougher standards are unrealistic, discourage talented people from entering government and should be relaxed so that critical jobs in Treasury and other departments can be filled
“All history teaches that simply shining a light on criminal acts without holding the responsible people accountable will not prevent repetition of those acts.
— According to the report in Thursday’s New York Times, the NSA attempted to conduct a wiretap on an unidentified lawmaker’s telephone conversations without a court order during a trip to the Middle
While important work remains to be done on a number of topics that we believe should be incorporated into such a bill, enough progress has been made on others that the committee was able to start