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On the recordMarch 19, 2012
We cannot allow that to happen, but we need to not only use that as an opportunity to do the right thing for students in terms of interest rates, but also to address this looming crisis of student debt.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin emphasizes the urgency of addressing student loan interest rates and debt crisis.

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