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Lamar Alexander: So the idea would be, in my view anyway, that that would be fair to students. Certainly today, it would be a lower rate…

On the recordApril 16, 2013
So the idea would be, in my view anyway, that that would be fair to students. Certainly today, it would be a lower rate than they have today and fair to taxpayers over the long run.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander argues for a fair student loan rate that benefits both students and taxpayers.

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