Republican Budget Plan Could Impede President's Goals for Education and Science

The Republican heads of the Senate and House of Representatives budget committees agreed this month to a $1.8-trillion preliminary budget blueprint for the 2001 fiscal year, a figure that includes significantly less money than President Clinton wants for spending on areas like education.

The impact of the Republican budget plan on colleges is unclear. But if Congress sticks to it, appropriations committees could have difficulty meeting the president's goals for student-aid and science

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