Apr 24, 2012 ... Student loan rates set to double because a Democratic-controlled Congress  voted to double them http://bit.ly/JvI5Mh #dontdoublemyrate ...
May 23, 2013 ... Republican plan would let interest rates vary annually with market fluctuations. ...  The proposal cleared the GOP-led House on a largely party-line vote of 221 to  198, but it faces opposition in the Democratic-controlled Senate and a ... of new  loan for undergraduate students in financial need will double to ...
Jul 1, 2013 ... Congress left town Friday without taking action to prevent the interest rates on  new subsidized Stafford student loans from ... The Republican-controlled House  passed this measure in May on an 221-198 vote and over the objections of  Democrats. It ties student loan interest rates to market-based rates.
Jun 6, 2013 ... Interest rates on student loans scheduled to double July 1 - to 6.8%; Republicans  ... "It seems like a no-brainer to me, but apparently not to Republicans. ... with this, " Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters after the vote. ... When  Democrats controlled Congress in 2007, they passed a law as part of ...
Jun 28, 2013 ... "Interest rates on student loans are about to double because the president and  Senate Democrats won't resolve this impasse," said House ...
Student loan rates set to double because a Democratic-controlled Congress voted to double them.