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IN THE SENATE FLOOR, DICK DURBIN, DICK DURBIN AND LAMAR ALEXANDER GAVE REMARKS FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA'S RECENT COMMENTS REGARDING STUDENT LOAN INTEREST
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RATES. SENATOR ALEXANDER, FORMER EDUCATION SECRETARY UNDER GEORGE H.W. BUSH INTRODUCED A NEW BILL TO HELP TAKE THE PROPOSED STUDENT LOAN INTEREST RATE...
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MR. DURBIN, -
GATHER AND CELEBRATE. GRADUATES WILL BE FILLED WITH EXPECTATION AND GRATITUDE. BUT THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE GRADUATING WITH DEBT N. SOME CASES, MASSIVE...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
I ASK TO SPEAK FOR UP TO 15
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MR. ALEXANDER, -
MINUTES IN MORNING BUSINESS.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
THE PRESIDING OFFICER: WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. ALEXANDER: AND COULD
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MR. ALEXANDER, -
THE CHAIR PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN THERE ARE TWO MINUTES LEFT? THE PRESIDING OFFICER:
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
YES. MR. ALEXANDER: THANKS, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M GLAD I HAD A CHANCE
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MR. ALEXANDER, -
TO HEAR MY DISTINGUISHED FRIEND FROM ILLINOIS SPEAK ABOUT STUDENT LOANS AND
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
COLLEGE. ALL OF US WOULD LIKE
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Alexander, Lamar - U.S. Senator, [R] Tennessee
TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR AMERICANS TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD COLLEGE, AND AT ANOTHER TIME, I WILL SPEAK ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER OPTIONS AVAILABLE. THE AVERAGE...
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Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE REMARKS OF THE SENATOR FROM TENNESSEE, THAT THERE BE TEN MINUTES GIVEN TO THE SENATOR FROM WYOMING,...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
OBJECTION. MR. ALEXANDER: OF COURSE. SO AS I WAS SAYING, PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECHES AROUND THE COUNTRY ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES ABOUT STUDENT DEBT ARE ...
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MR. ALEXANDER, -
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, WHICH IS WHERE THREE-FOURTHS OF OUR HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS ATTEND, THEN THEIR ONLY CHOICE IS EITHER TO BECOME MORE EFFICIENT,...
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER, -
UP THE PELL GRANT DEFICIT OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. PRESIDENT OBAMA WHEN YOU VISIT THE
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MR. ALEXANDER, -
NEXT COLLEGE CAMPUS, TELL THE WHOLE STORY. IT IS HARD TO ATTEND COLLEGE. IT'S HARD TO PAY FOR COLLEGES. THERE ARE MANY OPTIONS. DEBT IS UP. BUT IN...
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