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Tim Kaine: “The current fixed interest rate on Stafford Federal subsidized loans will double to 6.8 percent unless we here in…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2013
The current fixed interest rate on Stafford Federal subsidized loans will double to 6.8 percent unless we here in Congress take action.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine warns about the impending increase in student loan interest rates.

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