January 15, 1999

Colleges Brace for a Tough Year in the Congressional Budget Process

By SARA HEBEL

Warning that the first session of the 106th Congress could prove to be distressing for colleges and students, higher-education lobbyists are advising their clients to brace for a lean budget season.

Congress convened last week amid hopes that a new Speaker of the House and relatively speedy impeachment trial in the Senate could spark bipartisan focus on policy matters. But higher-education watchdogs said the Congressional agenda would

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