August 2, 2002

Lobbyists Blamed for Bill's Defeat

By STEPHEN BURD

A key Republican lawmaker criticized college lobbyists last week for failing to rally behind a bill that would have eased the regulations that govern federal student-aid programs.

Speaking at the annual meeting of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, in New Orleans, Rep. Howard P. (Buck) McKeon of California, who heads the House of Representatives subcommittee that handles higher education, said that had college groups backed the bill more strongly,

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