WASHINGTON -- The political battle over President Obama’s plan to keep student loan interest rates from skyrocketing escalated as Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic proposal to tax wealthier earners to pay for it.
Republicans Block Senate Proposal To Keep Student Loan Rates Low
By Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times
Tue, 05/08/2012 - 10:59am
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