The department is headed into day four of its second week of negotiations over new loan caps.

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The Department of Education released its latest proposal Wednesday for determining which post-baccalaureate degree programs get access to what amount of federal loans under Congress’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act .

And while at face value the new plan largely mirrors a separate proposal submitted by one of the committee members, Alex Holt, earlier in the negotiation process , it includes a few key differences. (Holt represents taxpayers and the public interest.)

The new plan, presented by Under Secretary Nicholas Kent, still slightly expands the list of degree programs eligible for higher loan caps compared to the department’s original proposal —a

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