May 23, 2008
On the Hill, New Hands Refashion Key Law
Congressional aides take lead in renewing Higher Education Act
More than three decades ago, when Congress was renewing the Higher Education Act for only the second time, Rep. Carl D. Perkins, chairman of the House education committee, sat down with his colleagues from the House and Senate and combed through a document comparing the chambers' bills, line by line.
The debate was open to the public, and the conference room was jammed with aides and lobbyists. Copies of the
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