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Wed Jan 25, 2012, 06:26 PM Jan 2012

Congressman Braley (D-IA) Sponsors Student Loan Bill

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Rep. Bruce Braley on Wednesday introduced legislation that would indefinitely keep the interest rate for federally subsidized student loans at the current level of 3.4 percent.

Braley, a Democrat representing Iowa’s First District said unless Congress takes action, student loan interest for subsidized Stafford loans will double to 6.8 percent on July 1, 2012. Under that increase, students taking out the maximum Stafford loan of $23,000 would pay an additional $11,000 in interest over the 20-year repayment period, Braley said in a statement. Iowa college graduates have the third-highest average student debt load in the nation, according to a recent national study.

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http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Braley-Sponsors-Student-Loan-Bill-138070973.html

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I think I pay 8% on my student loan! ack!

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Congressman Braley (D-IA) Sponsors Student Loan Bill (Original Post) cyberswede Jan 2012 OP
this is good; let's get it passed! n/t librechik Jan 2012 #1
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