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On the recordMarch 12, 2013
I think frankly that was the power of the President's message when he was on the road which is that people were seeing home mortgage rates at 3 percent and kids were going to see their rates go up to 6.8 percent.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney discusses the disparity between mortgage rates and student loan rates.

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