Lindsey Graham: “Under the current student loan application process you are asked: Have you ever been convicted of a drug offense? That…”

“Under the current student loan application process you are asked: Have you ever been convicted of a drug offense? That question determines whether or not you are eligible for a period of time to get student loan money. If you have been convicted of simple possession, you are ineligible for a year; the second offense, 2 years; the third offense, indefinite ineligibility. If you sold, first offense, two years of ineligibility from date of conviction. The application has a question that I think makes all this relevant: ``Have you ever been convicted'' is the question. That has been taken off the application. It needs to stay on. I would urge everyone to support this amendment to keep current law as it is.”