Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Policy that hits close to home

Look a couple of rows up from the Speaker's right shoulder and you will see myself with a bunch of college students trying to keep our student loan rates at a reasonable rate.  I was honored to be asked by House Leadership to join the speaker in a press conference on an issue that hits close to home.  I am sure a lot of us in WAIP are like me and cannot pay for college out of our pockets.   This means we need to take out loans.  Most would agree this is a very smart investment.  Unfortunately, doubling the rate of a subsidized loan is an unexpected shock that most college students did not have on their radar.  Most college students also didn't expect the Republican controlled house to pass a bill which kept the rates down and based them off the market.  As a college student, I am used to hearing how Democrats represent the young college students.  However, this was a nice surprise to see the Republican Party standing up for students.  The Senate did not even attempt to bring this bill to the floor, and we may have a long time before they work to bring the rates back down.  Even though the rates of loans doubled, I had the opportunity to be on National TV with House Leadership defending our student loan rates. 
- Jake






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