The New York Times
Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press Representative Diana DeGette opposed the bill. The legislation, which required two-thirds support to win passage under the fast-track procedure used to bring it to the floor, fell short on a vote of 246 to 168.
Washington Post
Text Size The Washington Post Congressional Republicans on Thursday outlined new ways to break the political impasse that threatens to drive up student loan rates July 1. The proposal came in the form of a letter to President Obama , who has urged...
Los Angeles Times
With a stalemate in Congress threatening a student loan interest rate increase, congressional Republicans proposed a new way to pay for keeping federally subsidized loan rates low in a counter-offer to the White House to break the standoff. Democrats...
Christian Science Monitor
Washington Republicans in Congress Thursday proposed extending lower rates on federally subsidized student loans, but what was touted as a tentative step forward soon appeared to be two steps backward.
Reuters
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) lowers his head during an event to commemorate Holocaust victims and survivors in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington April 19, 2012...House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday dismissed suggestions...
Kansas City Star
Top congressional Republicans are making a new offer to President Barack Obama in the fight over interest rates for 7.4 million students with federal college loans.Until now, the two sides have agreed that the current 3.4 percent interest rate for...