We can do better. We must do better. We've got to craft a budget that actually works for the young people who are the soul and future of this country. Passes costs along to over 5 million undergraduates who receive Stafford Loans.
Forces graduate students to pay interest while in school.
Freezes Pell Grant funding. Caps participationin the Direct Lending program at 40 percent of all loans. Eliminates the Americorps National Service program. The President's Plan Maintains the Staffard Loan program at current funding levels. Expands program to reach 960,000 more students by 2002.