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It was the firstjoint hearing on the reauthorization of the 1965 Higher Education Act.  \nThe most emotional testimony was aimed at President Reagan's proposal for a  \n$4,000 annual ceiling on federally subsidized aid for each student.Reagan's1986 budget proposal would also limit the GSL program to families earning lessthan $32,500 a year.  \nBig BusinessHigher education is a major industry in Stafford and Jef-ford's home state,which has 23 degree-granting schools and about 31,000 col-lege students,including more than half from out of state.Tuition is high atboth state and private colleges.In-state students at the University of Ver-mont,for instance,pay a total bill of $6,970 in 1984-85 while out-of-statestudents pay $11,180.  \nVermont college leaders assailed the proposed cuts,estimating that 22 percentof Vermont students would lose their GSL eligibility.  \n\"The $4,000 cap would put us out of business,\"Burlington College PresidentSteward LaCasce said.Goddard College President Jack Lindquist estimated theproposed cuts would affect about 50 percent of his students.\"The continuanceof Goddard would be threatened,\"he said of the Plainfield,Vt.,school.Afternearing bankruptcy in the late 1970s,Goddard is returning to fiscal stability.  \nA","cbCais86UQhFdJL8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCais86UQhFdJL8","pdf",1721783,"English","# STAFFORD,JEFFORDS SAY THEY WILL FIGHT STUDENT AID CUTS\n## Hearing details and predictions\n## Student and administrator testimony\n## Budget proposals and funding limits\n## Cooperative education and other affected programs","[{\"question\":\"Who opposed the proposed student aid cuts in the hearing?\",\"answer\":\"Sen. 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