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John Tierney: Congress could decide to split the baby on that and change the interest rate, put some more into Pell, but also give…

On the recordMay 20, 2009
Congress could decide to split the baby on that and change the interest rate, put some more into Pell, but also give that student borrower more of an advantage than they currently have.
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John Tierney
Massachusetts

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Tierney discusses potential changes to interest rates benefiting students and Pell Grants.

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