Thursday, May 24, 2012

Senate Republicans Filibuster Student Loan Bill Again

Senate Republicans Filibuster Student Loan Bill Again: Senate Republicans filibustered a bill to extend the current interest rate on federal student loans, blocking an extension from moving forward by a vote of 51-43 (with 60 votes needed to advance the bill). They blocked a similar effort earlier this month. Without an extension, interest rates will double in July from 3.4 percent to [...]/p