Federal Budget and Tax Policy

TICAS Statement on House Passage of the Build Back Better Act

Coalition letter from 75 organizations urging Congress to preserve critical investments in college affordability and college completion in the final Build Back Better package.

Brief outlines how the federal government can act preemptively to “recession-proof” public higher education by harnessing its unique deficit-spending powers to smooth the volatility of state budgets and break the harmful cycle of state cuts. 

"President Biden’s American Families Plan (AFP) takes a comprehensive approach to making college more affordable by creating a new federal-state funding partnership, boosting Pell Grant funding, and making significant investments in student success. The plan is a clear recognition that new investments in higher education are fundamental to advancing an equitable recovery......

President Biden's fiscal year 2022 discretionary budget request, released today, is an encouraging step toward making college more affordable and closing persistent racial and economic equity gaps in college enrollment and degree completion.

Letter to the 117th Congress outlining recommendations for closing equity gaps in college attainment, restoring the promise of public higher education, and reducing the burden of student debt.