October 7, 2005
House Passes Hurricane-Relief Bill With Additional Aid for Students
Lawmakers also agree to temporarily extend Higher Education Act
The U.S. House of Representatives last week unanimously approved a bill that would provide colleges with additional federal financial aid of up to $36-million to help support students who have been affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. It was unclear, however, whether the legislation was going anywhere, as consideration of it was being held up in the Senate by at least one Republican senator who apparently objected to
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