COVID-19 Aid Proposal Would Bring Democratic Policy Changes
The chairman of the House Education Committee, Representative Bobby Scott,
proposed another $40 billion in coronavirus aid for colleges and universities, a slight increase from the $35 billion President Biden had proposed, but still less than half of what institutions had requested from Congress. The proposal will likely be approved by the committee’s Democratic majority today and included in the $1.9 trillion relief proposal congressional Democrats are working to push through Congress through a budget procedure that would not require any Republican support. The proposal from Scott, a Democratic congressman from Virginia, would fall short of the $97 billion in aid associations representing colleges and universities say they need to cover their institutions’ losses during the pandemic. (
Inside Higher Ed - Feb. 9, 2021)