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#DontDoubleMyRate Lobby Week Action Center
Tell Congress "DontDoubleMyRate" with our online toolkit.
Posted Tuesday, May 22, 2012 in Campus Progress Actions
INFOGRAPHIC: House Republican Cuts for Kids by the Numbers
Wealthy special interests win out over child protection services and nutrition assistance.
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 in Reprints by Melissa Boteach
GOP Proposes Cuts In Prevention To Keep Student Loan Interest Rates From Doubling
In order to keep Stafford loan rates low, House Speaker John Boehner has proposed cutting elsewhere.
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 in Reprints by Igor Volsky
During President Obama’s Visit, UNC Students Discuss #DontDoubleMyRate
Students discuss the importance of affordable higher education.
Posted Friday, April 27, 2012 in Journalism Network & Video / Multimedia by Campus Blue Print
REPORT: The Cost of College Will Soar if Interest Rates Allowed to Double
Congressional inaction on the Stafford loan rate puts the college dreams of millions of Americans at risk.
Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2012 in Briefs & Education by Tobin Van Ostern with Jennifer Mishory, Rory O’Sullivan
VIDEO: President Obama Slow Jams #DontDoubleMyRate with Jimmy Fallon
Following his slow jam with Fallon, the president will speak at the University of Iowa today.
Posted Wednesday, April 25, 2012 in Video / Multimedia by Brian Stewart
Obama Riles Up UNC Students, Saying Keeping Stafford Interest Rate Low Is An ‘Economic Imperative’
“College education is one of the best investments America can make for our future,” the president said.
Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in Reporting & Video / Multimedia by Brian Stewart
Rep. Virginia Foxx: I Have ‘Little Tolerance’ for Students Drowning in Debt [AUDIO]
“I have very little tolerance for people who tell me that they graduate with $200,000 of debt or even $80,000 of debt because there’s no reason for that.”
Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in Video / Multimedia by Naima Ramos-Chapman
Student: Congress Needs to Act on Stafford Loan Rate
Congress needs to act and, at the very least, push the expiration date for the lowered interest rates forward a year.
Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in Journalism Network & Reprints by Braden Bernards
How the Ryan Republican Budget Would Impact Financial Aid for Children of Same-Sex Parents
Because of FAFSA’s definition of “family,” some young Americans could benefit while others would suffer from cuts to the financial aid program.
Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2012 by Brian Stewart
Obama to Congress: Invest in Students and Economy by Passing Buffett Rule
In an energetic speech before college students in Florida, the president called on Congress to make tax the wealthy at the same rate as the middle-class.
Posted Wednesday, April 11, 2012 by Brian Stewart
President Clinton on Voter Suppression Efforts
“There has never been in my lifetime ... the determined effort to limit the franchise that we see today.”
Posted Wednesday, April 4, 2012 by Brian Stewart
Contraception Is an Economic Issue
Family planning and the economy are closely connected.
Posted Monday, April 2, 2012 in Reprints by Sally Steenland, Jessica Arons
Student: Congress, Don’t Let My Loan Rates Double
The interest rate on subsidized Stafford loans is set to double this July if Congress doesn’t take action.
Posted Monday, March 26, 2012 in Opinions by Kristen Dittus
New Coalition Offers Bounty To Expose Corporate Political Spending
A number of progressive groups are joining forces to publicly target corporations who use their treasury funds to support Super PACs and political campaigns.
Posted Monday, March 26, 2012 by Tyler Kingkade
VIDEO: House Misses First Chance To Prevent Student Loan Rate From Doubling in July
House Republicans struck down an amendment that would have saved average students thousands of dollars.
Posted Friday, March 23, 2012 in Video / Multimedia by Naima Ramos-Chapman
Obama: ‘If I Had a Son, He’d Look Like Trayvon’
The president called the incident a “national tragedy.”
Posted Friday, March 23, 2012 in Video / Multimedia by Naima Ramos-Chapman
The Sour 16: Vote on the Craziest Conservative Policies of This Political Season
Help us decide which policy was the craziest.
Posted Friday, March 23, 2012 in Reprints
Fight the Spin: Affordable Care Act Continues To Be A Force For Good
Two years after being signed into law, health care reform success stories remain clouded by misconceptions.
Posted Thursday, March 22, 2012 by Graham White
