Republicans have ignored a White House veto threat and passed a bill to keep interest rates on millions of federal student loans from doubling this summer.
The House Democratic leader accused Republicans Thursday of raiding women's programs to pay for a bill keeping student loan interest rates low in an election-year battle over college aid.
College tuition has become unaffordable for many students these days. Tomorrow, a group of New Jersey college students head to Capitol Hill to fight rate hikes on student loans.
Want to calculate how much you could owe in student loans after graduating from a particular college? A new government website provides tools to help with the math.
Millions of college students could be in for a shock this summer. The interest rate on a popular federally subsidized student loan doubles in July unless Congress acts.