Overall, the measures will relieve some pressure on students and families — but not too much, said Jason Delisle, an education researcher at the New America Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington, D.C. Lawmakers would have liked to do more, but they had a limited pot of money available after cutting the lender subsidies.

“Basically, they did that because they couldn't afford to do it any other way,” Delisle said... LINK