Program consolidation is a key component of simplification, and moving to «one grant, one loan» was included in House Republicans»
HEA reauthorization bill and has also received support from Senator Lamar Alexander, who chairs the Senate committee responsible for HEA.
Congress should be using
HEA reauthorization to address affordability for the students who struggle the most to pay, but this
bill does the opposite by eliminating programs and not reinvesting in need - based student aid.