[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12392]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       STUDENT LOAN SUNSHINE ACT

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                     HON. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 14, 2007

  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, the most important goal of the 
Student Loan Sunshine Act is to protect students and parents and help 
them receive the most affordable loan possible. With that in mind, I 
would like to mention that recently, a number of my colleagues and I 
sent a letter to Secretary Spellings regarding the urgent need to 
reopen the national student loan database for students and parents to 
receive low interest consolidation loans before the rates are changed 
on July 1st.
  Although, we fully support new and better safeguards to protect 
student privacy which many student loan companies advocate, it is 
crucial that both students and lenders have safe and secure access to 
this information.

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