Washington — Gabriella Gomez, a senior education-policy adviser to the education committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, has been nominated as assistant secretary for legislation and Congressional affairs at the Department of Education.
Ms. Gomez, who joined the committee in 2006 after five years with the American Federation of Teachers, played a key role in crafting recent higher-education bills, including last year’s reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and a 2007 budget-reconciliation bill that slashed lender subsidies and halved the interest rate on student loans.
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