DeFazio says Congress won't pass financial aid cuts
By Shawn Wirtz
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President Reagan's proposed
budget cuts in financial aid will
not pass Congress, said U.S.
Rep. Peter DeFazio during a
visit to Eugene on Friday.
“1 don't think his proposal for
radical restructuring is going to
go through." Do Fazio said. In
stead of cutting financial aid.
more money should be ap
propriated. he said.
DeFazio also criticized
Secretary of Education William
Bennett’s proposal to raise the
interest rates on student loans
but deter m i n e p a y m e n t
amounts based on the student's
salary after graduating.
"I see that as a real problem.
You can’t come out of school
with what would basically he a
house mortgage," DeFazio said.
Student loans are a lucrative in
vestment because the federal
government makes the money
hack when students get high
paying jobs and start paying
taxes, he said.
Despite the sense it makes,
members of the Reagan ad
ministration don't support
higher education because “their
philosophy is real simple. They
don’t care.” DeFazio said.
“Their other motivation is that
they’re really looking at what
they say is a surplus.
“They don’t even know
anybody who can't afford to pay
for a Stanford education out of
their own pocket.” he added.
While students are facing
cuts, unless Congress calls a
vote by Feb. f>. congresspeople
will receive an automatic pay
raise. "A number of senior peo
ple are predicting it will come
to a vote,” DeFazio said. “I’m
not enough in the inside to
know what's going on there.
"Pay raises are very emo
tional issues, especially among
senior members,” he said. "I’m
not saying it isn’t expensive to
livt; here, but in a time when
we’re running huge deficits 1
don’t really believe we can
justify increased pay.
“After some of the other
members go home and they hear
from their constituents, it might
shake some people.” DeF'azio
added.
lie Fazio said he will use his
committee positions to fight
against the Hanford nuclear
waste site becoming a federal
repository and keep power rates
down in the Northwest.
“I'll certainly be fighting a
Hanford proposal." DeF'azio
said. “No further waste should
be brought into the disposal
site."
There is general consensus in
Congress that the process for
choosing Hanford as a site can
didate was tainted, he said.
DeF'azio is encouraged that
the concern over Hanford is
“really becoming not just an
Oregon. Washington and Idaho
issue.” he said. While represen
tatives from Nevada are “par
ticularly concerned” about the
transportation of radioactive
wastes, “they have seen sites
that might work.” DeF'azio said.
DeF’azio appreciates any help
C.ov. Neil Goldschmidt can offer
in fighting Hanford as a site, but
doesn't think putting a referen
dum on the Oregon ballot
would be productive, he said.
“1 see no reason for a referen
dum. I think the governor
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should be able to ascertain that
it’s not necessary." I)eFazio
said. Congress already knows
Oregon's opposition to Hanford
is ‘’overwhelming.” he said.
Outside his committe work
DeFazio may join the Human
Rights Caucus and the Arms
Control Caucus, he said. "I
think we’re going to legislate
foreign policy." Del'a/.io said.
"! believe we will stop aid to
the Contras."
The money diverted to the
Contras from tin? sale of arms to
Iran has weakened the presi
dent's position, and with a
Democrat-control led Senate,
DeFazio expects more money
will he spent on social services
and less on military purchases,
he said.
Some members of Congress
are just realizing "that they can
s t a n d up a g a i n s t hi m
(Reagan)," but he made cam
paigning against Reagan part ot
his campaign policy, DeFazio
said. "It doesn't come as any
revelation to me that he's a
paper tiger."
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