Testimony Before Congress or Presentations to Hill Staff
On this page you will find material presented to Congress or congressional staff on issues concerning higher education and student financial aid.
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Request For Information Responses: Enhancing Transparency and Reducing Student Costs
October 28, 2025 - In response to a Request For Information (RFI) from the Senate HELP Committee, NASFAA provided comments and feedback on enhancing transparency in higher education and reducing student costs. -
FAFSA Fail: Examining the Impact on Students, Families, and Schools - Written Testimony
April 9, 2024 - NASFAA President and CEO Justin Draeger's testimoney before the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee over the 2024-25 FAFSA rollout. -
NASFAA Submits Testimony Urging Senate to Take Action to Fix the FAFSA
September 16, 2020 - NASFAA submitted written testimony urging the Senate to ensure changes made in the name of FAFSA simplification do not do more harm than good for students and also do not result in states or institutions having to create supplemental applications. -
NASFAA Submits Letter on Public Service Loan Forgiveness Implementation Challenges
September 19, 2019 - NASFAA submitted comments to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Labor on implementation challenges with the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. -
NASFAA Submits Written Testimony to House Education Committee on College Cost
March 15, 2019 - NASFAA submitted the following written testimony for inclusion in the House Committee on Education and Labor's hearing on college cost, encouraging lawmakers to keep in mind the vital role of student aid. -
NASFAA Submits Written Testimony to HELP Committee on FAFSA Simplification
March 12, 2019 - NASFAA submitted the following written testimony for inclusion in the Simplifying the FAFSA and Reducing the Burden of Verification hearing, encouraging lawmakers to leverage technology to streamline and simplify the FAFSA. -
NASFAA Letter on Racial Disparities 2019
February 15, 2019 - NASFAA submitted recommendations for how to improve the federal financial aid system for student of color in response to an inquiry from a group of democratic senators. -
NASFAA Submits Letter on Accountability
February 15, 2018 - NASFAA on February 15 submitted a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee in response to a white paper outlining the committee's proposals for reforming federal accountability for higher education. -
NASFAA Submits Letter on Affordability
February 6, 2018 - NASFAA on February 5 submitted a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee in advance of its February 6 hearing on reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (HEA). -
NASFAA Testifies Before Congress on Balancing FAFSA Simplification and Program Integrity
November 29, 2017 - During a U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on November 28, 2017, NASFAA President Justin Draeger testified on how to streamline the FAFSA, ensure program integrity, & accurately target federal funds. -
Improper Payments in the Federal Government: Student Aid Hearing
May 26, 2017 - During a joint hearing of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs, NASFAA President Justin Draeger testified on Thursday, May 25, on the topic of improper payments in federal student aid. -
Improper Payments Written Testimony
May 25, 2017 - On Thursday, May 25 NASFAA President Justin Draeger testified in a joint hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs on the topic of improper payments. -
NASFAA Submits Statement on DRT Outage Ahead of Congressional Hearing
May 3, 2017 - In a statement submitted to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, NASFAA President Justin Draeger said he is "looking for an explanation" of why users of the IRS Data Retrieval Tool "were not informed of this outage." -
NASFAA Testifies Before Congress on Financial Aid Administrators' Experiences with FSA
January 5, 2016 - NASFAA President Justin Draeger testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and House Committee on Education and the Workforce about the experiences and challenges NASFAA members have faced interacting... -
NASFAA Submits Comments to HELP Committee on Consumer Info and Risk-Sharing
April 24, 2015 - On April 24, NASFAA submitted comments to Sen. Lamar Alexander on the March 23 consumer information and risk sharing white papers released by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. -
NASFAA Testimony on Strengthening the Pell Grant Program
December 3, 2013 - Testimony of Justin S. Draeger, NASFAA President, presented to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. -
Testimony of Justin Draeger Presented to US House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce
March 13, 2013 - This testimony focused on student loan interest rates and loan programs. -
NASFAA President Justin Draeger DREAM Act Statement for the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
June 28, 2011 - NASFAA President Justin Draeger submitted this statement in support of the DREAM Act for the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security's June 28 hearing. -
NASFAA Perkins Loan Statement
September 22, 2010 - NASFAA President Justin Draeger's Statement on the Perkins Loan Program submitted to the House Budget Committee
