we should be able to come together on and reach a solution, it’s protecting our kids.

Robert,

Tell Congress: Keep student loan interest rates low! Add your name.

If there’s any issue we should be able to come together on and reach a solution, it’s protecting our kids.

Right now, 68,000 Arkansas students rely on federal student loans. Yet, because of congressional inaction, interest rates doubled on July 1 from 3.4% to 6.8%. That’s real money coming out of the pockets of kids who are going to college to make their lives better and invest in our state.

This is a classic case that if we work together, we can work it out. Students shouldn’t be punished because of Congress’ inability to come together.

I’m joining with my friend, Senator Heidi Heitkamp, to call for immediate bipartisan action to lower rates, but we need your help. Tell Congress: We can – and we must – fix this for our students.

Click here to add your voice in calling on Congress to immediately pass bipartisan legislation to bring down student loan interest rates.

We need to fix this by the time students return to school in the fall. There’s no reason we can’t. It’s a simple matter of coming together to do what’s right and to do what makes sense.

We can’t let our students pay the price for Congress’ failure to work together.

That’s why I’m asking you to join me in calling on Congress to immediately take bipartisan action to lower these rates.

Click here to sign your name and join the call for bipartisan legislation to lower student loan interest rates.

Thanks for standing with me and fighting back for Arkansas’ students.

Mark

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