From: Shelley Repp from NCHELP (NCHELP.org)

The Congressional Budget Office has issued its estimate of the cost to the federal government of H.R. 4137, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007, as approved by the House Education and Labor Committee on November 15. This bill represents the House version of Higher Education Act reauthorization. In contrast to the budget reconciliation legislation enacted in September (which was a cost cutting and spending bill), the HEA reauthorization is referred to as a policy bill.......