WASHINGTON
Finding the best way to pay for college a struggle for many families has become a hassle for U.S. House of Representative lawmakers, too.
The House last week approved a college affordability measure, but only after a partisan fight about whether the bill would help students.
The result was an unusually divisive update to the Higher Education Act, the law aimed at making a college education more affordable. The focus now turns to the Senate, which is working on its own legislation.
The House approved its bill 221-199, in a near party-line vote.
For consumers, the bill would make it simpler to apply for federal aid, and put pressure on colleges that repeatedly increase tuition.
