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yurbud

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21. note the link to contact congress. And you know what, I would rather see the GOP vote against it...

Reply to treestar (Reply #18)

Fri May 24, 2013, 05:54 PM

May 2013

than not have it brought up at all.

Current Democratic office holders don't seem to grasp those kinds of optics, which make it look like they are just giving up in the face of Republican intransigence.

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WHITE HOUSE PETITION: support Elizabeth Warren's bill on student loans at same rate banks get 0.75% [View all] yurbud May 2013 OP

Done! djean111 May 2013 #1

thanks! it's got to get to 150 sigs before those who don't have the link can see it yurbud May 2013 #2

Elizabeth SamKnause May 2013 #3

K&R nt Mnemosyne May 2013 #4

Done and K and R. (nt) NYC_SKP May 2013 #5

Done! We have a long way to go. Only 50 so far. nt kelliekat44 May 2013 #6

Done! n/t onestepforward May 2013 #7

Done! smirkymonkey May 2013 #8

I borrowed $50K, paid off and on until it crept up to $107K yurbud May 2013 #9

K&R smirkymonkey May 2013 #11

She rocks upi402 May 2013 #10

+10.000 smirkymonkey May 2013 #12

Good start. Next: free college and .75% home loans. grahamhgreen May 2013 #13

I agree yurbud May 2013 #14

IMPORTANT UPDATE: simplified contacting Congress on this and added Moveon petition yurbud May 2013 #15

viralize this to force White House response. yurbud May 2013 #16

DONE! RedCappedBandit May 2013 #17

I have a master's degree and teach college, but couldn't make consistent payments for first 10+ yrs yurbud May 2013 #19

I'm hoping to take advantage of public service forgiveness as well RedCappedBandit May 2013 #24

thanks yurbud May 2013 #25

So is there some reason to think the President would veto this if it passed? treestar May 2013 #18

note the link to contact congress. And you know what, I would rather see the GOP vote against it... yurbud May 2013 #21

Done. Neoma May 2013 #20

thanks yurbud May 2013 #22

Thank you for pointing it out. Neoma May 2013 #23

K&R& Shared. patrice May 2013 #26

thanks for both yurbud May 2013 #27

awesome, especially the shared part. yurbud May 2013 #35

The Proposed Higher Rates are a Travesty On the Road May 2013 #28

I propose that the program not be entirely self-supporting--just as Wall Street, the oil industry yurbud May 2013 #29

Done - K&R. tosh May 2013 #30

thanks! yurbud May 2013 #31

Done (+ K&R) Motown_Johnny May 2013 #32

thanks. yurbud May 2013 #33

K&R&Done. n/t Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #34