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October 18, 2013

Unfunded Mandate Point of Order

An unfunded mandate point of order enforces the spending allocations set for each congressional committee in the annual budget resolution. Decisions about spending, revenue and budget processes established in a…

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October 18, 2013

Unsubsidized Stafford Loans

Unsubsidized Stafford loans are available to all undergraduate and graduate students. Interest rates on loans taken out after July 2006 are fixed at 6.8 percent. Loans originated earlier carry variable…

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October 18, 2013

Upward Bound (TRIO) Programs

Policymakers designed the TRIO programs to support students from low-income families (those living below the poverty line, defined as an income of $33,525 or below for a family of four). These are…