January 19, 2007

124 Republicans Vote for Student Loan Bill

The House has passed a bill that would cut interest rates on college loans for students who need them, and the Senate plans to take up the bill next week. The House vote on Wednesday was 356-71, with all Democrats and 124 Republicans voting for the bill, which would reduce the student loan interest rate from 6.8 percent to 3.4 over five years.

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