Congressional Plan to Penalize Colleges for Tuition Increases Is Criticized

The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' principal subcommittee on higher education appears to be having trouble building support for a proposal to block colleges that raise tuition sharply from participating in federal student-aid programs.

The difficulties experienced by Rep. Howard P. (Buck) McKeon, a California Republican, in rallying support for his proposal were on display last week, when three out of four people invited to testify at a subcommittee hearing on college

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