All Posts Tagged With: "college students"

Obama Signs Highway and College Loans Package

July 7th, 2012 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
President Barack Obama signed a bill today that will fund various transportation projects and prevent the interest rates on college loans from doubling. Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey said that the measure would create or save 54,000 construction and transit jobs in his state. Another Democratic senator from New Jersey, Frank Lautenberg, said that [...]

Obama Looks to Young Voters

April 24th, 2012 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by
President Obama is trying to reach young voters by asking Congress to help maintain the cost of college loans at their present 3.4%. On July 1, the interest is scheduled to double to 6.8% and he is trying to head that off. He took this savings message to three states he knows are strategically important [...]