October 1, 1999
Clinton Vetoes Republican Tax-Cut Bill
It may be easy come, easy go for most federal tax breaks affecting higher education this budget season.
President Clinton vetoed Congress's $792-billion tax cut last week, and many of the $15-billion in benefits for students and their parents that had been in the bill are likely to be shelved for the year, higher-education lobbyists say.
Leaders of the Republican-run tax-writing committees now plan to push through a much smaller package, which would do
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