House of Representatives Votes to Take Over All Student Loans

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  September 17th at 10:19 PM  | 

If you want an indication of just how radical the Democrats in Congress have become, consider the vote on H.R. 3221. The legislation, which I wrote about yesterday, shuts down all private lenders for higher education student loans, requires that colleges and universities adhere to a new federal bureaucracy, creates a new Green Schools Czar, and hints that any school not complying will see its | Read More »

Dems Killing Access to Higher Education And Adding a Secret New Czar Too

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  September 17th at 06:00 AM  | 

While we are all focusing on H.R. 3200, the House Democrats’ health care plan, we should at least glance at H.R. 3221, the House Democrats’ plan to kill off higher education access. (PDF) The legislation is opposed by many major universities including Notre Dame, among others. Basically, the bill would shut down all private providers of student loans, drive up costs for universities, and become | Read More »