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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Protest the Student Loan Misdeal

Protest the Student Loan Misdeal:





Protest the Student Loan Misdeal
Reports are that a student loan deal is in the works, with a vote as early as today.  If consummated, it will have bipartisan support in the Senate and the support of the White House.  We urge all to call on your Senators today and tell them to oppose the deal. The deal shafts students.  It links the subsidized student loan rates to the 10-year note – adding a surcharge to that rate.  Students wi
Instead Of Providing Free Education, Senators Propose Raising Costs Of College
Congress should do the right thing the right thing for our people, our country and our economy and provide a free college education to everyone who qualifies. Instead student loan rates doubled July 1 because our obstructed Congress couldn’t and wouldn’t act in time. Now there is word of a Senate deal that would have the government make a profit off of students by setting loans at “market rates.”