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GOP Blocks Senate Debate On Dem Student Loan Bill

Posted by Soulskill on from the can't-even-agree-to-disagree dept.

TheGift73 writes with this quote from an AP report: "Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic bill Tuesday to preserve low interest rates for millions of college students' loans, as the two parties engaged in election-year choreography aimed at showing each is the better protector of families in today's rugged economy. The 52-45 vote to begin debating the legislation fell eight votes short of the 60 needed to proceed and stalled work on an effort both parties expect will ultimately produce a compromise, probably soon. For now, each side is happy to use the stalemate to snipe at the other with campaign-ready talking points while they are gridlocked over how to cover the $6 billion cost."

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  1. Where are the parents? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why don't these students just ask their parents for money?

    --M.R.

  2. Re:Great Idea! by Chrisq · · Score: 3, Funny

    Lets keep artificially inflating the cost of university education by subsidizing more gender studies majors!

    Personally I am quite happy to halve the expense and just study one gender,

  3. Re:Obama knows how to play politics if anything. by Coisiche · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...USA, since it fought the King over just 3% taxes.

    Ok, it's slightly more than 3% nowadays, and it's a queen at the moment, but I guess you could rejoin...