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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 23, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. POCAN:H.R. 2160.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constiution.[Page H1622]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Student Loan Refinancing Act</strong></p> <p>This bill allows a borrower of a Federal Direct Loan to modify the interest rate on the loan to the current applicable rate. The interest rate shall be fixed for the life of the loan, unless the borrower elects to modify it again.</p>]]></text>
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