Tell Speaker John Boehner, and Republican Leader Eric Cantor to stop the student loan rate hike.

First Name: Last Name: Email: Zip Code:

America's students and families are waiting, and time is running out. Student loan rates will double on July 1st unless the GOP agrees to work with Democrats. We must find a bipartisan solution to prevent a disastrous increase in the cost of higher education, preserve the economic security of the middle class, and strengthen our economy. Speaker John Boehner, Republican Leader Eric Cantor, Republican Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, and House Republicans -- Don't double our rate. [YOUR NAME]

---

The cost of a college education has been getting more expensive every year. Median earnings have remained stagnant over the past decade while tuition has skyrocketed 45%.

To deal with these increasing costs, past Democratic Congresses, along with President Obama, made huge strides to help students and families better afford college. In addition to enhancing Pell Grants, creating a tuition tax credit, assisting students with paying back their loans, and helping students shop for better deals on schools, Democrats successfully lowered interest rates on need-based student loans to 3.4 percent.

Unfortunately, that reduced rate will double to 6.8 percent this summer if Congress doesn't act. If these rates double, it will make next year's college education $1,000 more expensive for each student borrower. Despite calls to work together to prevent this from happening, House Republicans have so far taken no action. This doubling of loan rates will come at a time when young Americans, and the economy on a whole, can least afford it.

Paid for by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee | dccc.org