He did sign the Higher Education Amendment in 1998, however that was bipartisan and near unanimous in both Congress. That bill introduced federally funded work study, and new types of loans such as PLUS and Perkins loans which did likely contribute to the cost inflation. It appears support for increased financialization of education went across the aisle at that time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bankruptcy_Abuse_Prevention_an...
He vetoed an earlier form of the bankruptcy bill in 2000.
Notably Elizabeth Warren lobbied against this bankruptcy bill in one of her major forays into national politics.
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/11/731370440/democratic-presiden...
He did sign the Higher Education Amendment in 1998, however that was bipartisan and near unanimous in both Congress. That bill introduced federally funded work study, and new types of loans such as PLUS and Perkins loans which did likely contribute to the cost inflation. It appears support for increased financialization of education went across the aisle at that time.