1.0CLP Bloghttps://clpblog.citizen.orgBrian Wolfmanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="a8lOlMoTQh"><a href="https://clpblog.citizen.org/interest-rates-for-new-student-loans-to-double-if-congress-doesnt-act/">Interest rates for new student loans to double if Congress doesn’t act</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clpblog.citizen.org/interest-rates-for-new-student-loans-to-double-if-congress-doesnt-act/embed/#?secret=a8lOlMoTQh" width="600" height="338" title="“Interest rates for new student loans to double if Congress doesn’t act” — CLP Blog" data-secret="a8lOlMoTQh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> It's not Groundhog Day, but, yes, you've heard this story before. During the presidential election campaign, student loan interest rates were going to double unless Congress acted to keep them low (3.4%), and Congress acted. And, now if Congress doesn't act by July 1, rates will double. Read about it here, or check out this [...]