Congressman George Miller would like a word with you

20 May 2009 1 views No Comment

You know how special you guys are, listeners of the Financial Aid Podcast? The House Committee on Education and Labor knows you by name. I got an email from the Committee last night.

From George Miller and the House Committee on Education and Labor:

On Thursday, May 21, the House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing to examine proposals that will make historic increases in college aid by enacting reforms that will make the nation’s federal student loan programs more reliable, effective and efficient for students, families and taxpayers.

One of the proposals the committee will examine is President Obama’s FY 2010 budget proposal, which would increase the Pell Grant scholarship and other forms of student aid by almost $100 billion over ten years – and at no cost to taxpayers. The President’s plan would be paid for by ending the subsidies the federal government currently pays to lenders in the federally-guaranteed student loan programs and re-directing those savings back into additional aid for low- and middle-income students.

Congressman Miller and his staff have invited you, Financial Aid Podcast listeners, to tune in for a live video Webcast of the event on Thursday morning at 10 AM Eastern.

Click here on Thursday morning to tune in. If your computer has trouble playing the broadcast, install the free VLC software.

Regardless of your politics, it’s so very cool that a Congressional committee is reaching out to you, the listeners of the Financial Aid Podcast. I say it often, but not often enough – thank you for listening and tuning into the show. Without you, none of this – including an acknowledgement of our digital community by COngress – would ever have happened. Thanks for sharing the Financial Aid Podcast with your friends and family.

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