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Greg Sargent: Left gears up for fight over student loans

By all means, let's talk about how best to create opportunity. For some time now, groups on the left have been pushing Democrats and the White House to pick a big fight with Republicans over the fact that student loan interest rates are set to double when a federal law expires this summer. The White House is now set to join the battle: Read full article >>
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House Republicans Push False Choice To Justify Jacking Up Student Loan Interest Rates

US Politics / Liberal : Think Progress (last year)

Unless Congress acts, the interest rate on federal student loans will double this summer from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. The Obama administration has called for Congress to prevent the increase and Senate Democrats are looking to m... Read Post

Conservative Group Club For Growth To Congress: Let Student Loan Rates Double

US Politics / Liberal : Think Progress (last year)

The House will vote today on a bill to prevent the interest rate on government-backed student loans from doubling. Both Republicans and Democrats support the extension on the lower rate, but not the Club for Growth, the deep-pockete... Read Post

Greg Sargent: Student loans: A rerun of the payroll tax cut fight?

Politics / US Politics : The Plum Line (last year)

Jake Sherman reports on the House GOP’s latest response in the student loan fight. With Republicans claiming they are for extending the low interest rates, and that they only disagree with the White House and Dems over how to pay fo... Read Post


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