In a statement last week, Kennedy criticized the broader White House financial aid initiative, which places greater emphasis on student loans.
“This Republican plan hurts students and helps banks rake in bigger profits,” Kennedy said in the statement.
Gregg, who chairs the Senate committee which oversees financial aid allocation, has repeatedly said the funds are correctly distributed.
Casey, who has been representing Harvard in Washington, D.C., said the political atmosphere in the capital has been more contentious in recent months.
“Elections years are always where the rhetoric becomes more heated,” he said.
And he said the University’s interests were not necessarily a priority among legislators.
“Members of Congress aren’t necessarily moved by impacts—positive or negative—on Harvard.”
—Staff writer Zachary M. Seward can be reached at seward@fas.harvard.edu.