June 25, 2004

Republican Congressmen Fire Back at College Lobbyists on Renewal of the Higher Education Act

By STEPHEN BURD

Relations between college lobbyists and the Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives education committee have been frosty all year. But over the last month, they have taken a turn for the worse.

Last week two top Republicans on the panel accused college lobbyists of putting their own self-interest ahead of the needs of students, parents, and taxpayers. The lawmakers were responding to letters from dozens of higher-education associations saying that the lobbyists would

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