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On the recordFebruary 1, 2016
If we drop the rate on taxation from 35 percent, maybe we could drop the rate on student loans to prime rate.
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Jim McDermott
Democratic · Washington

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McDermott suggests lowering tax rates could help reduce student loan rates.

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