[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11195]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    STOP THE STUDENT LOAN RATE HIKE

  (Ms. FRANKEL of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. My, my, my, Mr. Speaker.
  Jade Andrushka is a Palm Beach State College student with big dreams 
and a small bank account. Her mother is a hospice social worker, has 
solely supported Jade while paying back her own student loans for over 
20 years so that she and her daughter could have a better life.
  Well, Mr. Speaker, July 1 has come and gone, and the Federal student 
loan rates have doubled, making college more expensive for millions of 
American families, including Jade and her mom, who now face two 
generations of loans.
  Mr. Speaker, it takes a simple fix by Congress to do the right thing, 
reverse this excessive rate hike, and clear the path to one of the most 
important pathways to American prosperity--a college education.
  My, my, my, Mr. Speaker. Can't we all work together to get this done?

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