February 22, 2019 – NCHER Staff (James, Shelly, and Pam) discuss the recently-completed to FY 2019 budget agreement, how higher education will implement a number of programs, review the 2018 budget agreement, and speculate what could be in President Trump’s FY 2020 budget request. We also provide listeners with a rundown of where the Democratic presidential candidates stand on student debt and college affordability and preview.