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House Approves Long-Term Solution to Student Loan Interest Rates
May 23, 2013 - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Smarter Solutions for Students Act (H.R. 1911), legislation that will prevent subsidized Stafford loans from doubling on July 1st. Introduced by Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Higher Education and Workforce Tr... More

VIDEO RELEASE: Kline Encourages Colleagues to Vote 'Yes' on Legislation to Prevent Student Loan Interest Rate Cliff
May 23, 2013 - The House is currently considering the Smarter Solutions for Students Act (H.R. 1911), legislation that will move all federal student loans (except Perkins Loans) to a market-based rate. Moments ago, House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) urged his colleagues to support t... More

VIDEO RELEASE: Rep. Luke Messer Urges Support for Legislation to Enhance Higher Education Transparency
May 23, 2013 - The U.S. House of Representatives recently approved the Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act (H.R. 1949). Sponsored by Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN), the legislation will help strengthen higher education transparency and ensure students and families have access to the data they need to ... More

THEN vs. NOW: Education Secretary Flip-Flops on Support for Long-Term Student Loan Solution
May 22, 2013 - Once again Washington is working to prevent subsidized Stafford Loan interest rates from doubling. The House is expected to vote tomorrow on the Smarter Solutions for Student Act, legislation that provides a permanent solution on behalf of students and taxpayers. Just yesterday Education Secretary A... More

Kline Responds to Administration’s Statement on House Republican Student Loan Bill
May 22, 2013 - House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement after the Obama administration threatened to veto H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act: I’m disappointed the administration has threatened to veto the Smarter Solutions for S... More

Secretary Duncan Joins House Republicans in Support for Long-Term Solution to Student Loan Interest Rates
May 21, 2013 - The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing with Education Secretary Arne Duncan to examine the administration’s budget and policy proposals. During the hearing, members spoke with Secretary Duncan about the need to address the upcoming... More

ICYMI: Reforming student loans is off to a good start
May 21, 2013 - Congress has only begun working on student loans this year, and already it’s going better than last year’s debacle. Election-year politics drove Congress and the White House to endorse a bumper-sticker policy — keep loan rates from doubling! — instead of looking at the substance. Lawmakers rushed t... More

Committee Approves Legislation to Prevent Student Loan Interest Rate Cliff
May 16, 2013 - The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today approved two pieces of legislation designed to address a pair of problems facing the nation’s higher education system. The Smarter Solutions for Students Act (H.R. 1911), introduced by Chairman Kline and Sub... More

Foxx Statement: Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute for H.R. 1911
May 16, 2013 - Thank you, Chairman Kline, and thank you for your leadership on behalf of students and taxpayers to identify a sustainable solution to the student loan interest rate cliff. As many of us know, on July 1, today’s 3.4 percent subsidized Stafford Loan interest rate is set to double to 6.8 percent for m... More

Getting Politicians out of the Business of Setting Student Loan Interest Rate
May 14, 2013 - Unless a long-term solution is enacted, millions of student loan borrowers will see their interest rates double on July 1, 2013. To prevent this interest rate cliff, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training ... More

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