TELL SENATE DEMS - STOP SPENDING AND HELP STUDENTS!

Boehner Prods White House, Senate Democrats to Act on Student Loans

WASHINGTON, DC - House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats again failed to approve legislation to address student loan interest rates – which have doubled because of their inaction – and prodded the White House and Senate Democratic leaders to act on behalf of students and their families: “Republicans acted to protect students from higher interest rates and make college more affordable, yet Senate Democratic leaders let student loan interest rates double without passing any legislation to address the issue.  While the House-passed bill mirrors what the president has proposed, Senate Democratic leaders seem content to leave students and their families with higher borrowing costs and more student debt, which is shameful and unacceptable.  It’s long past time for President Obama to lead, address the divisions within his own party, and bring everyone together to enact a permanent solution for students and their families.” Lee ADDS: Democrat Senators see additional money paid by students repaying loans as MORE MONEY for them to spend!

OBAMA TRYING TO BLAME GOP FOR DEMOCRATS IGNORING STUDENT LOANS!

Republicans Have Acted; Democrats’ Divisions Leave Students With Higher Interest Rates

WASHINGTON, DC - House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) released the following statement after Senate Democrats adjourned for a week-long recess without passing any legislation addressing student loan interest rates, which double today: “Republicans have passed common-sense legislation mirroring the president’s plan to stop student loans from doubling and make college more affordable.  It’s disappointing that Senate Democrats left town without taking action on behalf of students and their families.  Indeed, the divisions among the president and his own party are directly responsible for the current impasse that will now result in higher borrowing costs for students already coping with skyrocketing tuition bills.  We need the president to lead and help bring Senate Democratic leaders along to resolve this issue.  Republicans have acted.  We’ve done our job, it’s time for the president and his party to do their job.” NOTE:  Click here for more information about the Smarter Solutions for Students Act, and visit gop.gov/jobs to read more about the Republican Plan for Economic Growth & Jobs.

OUR 'LIAR IN CHIEF' CONTINUES TO LIE ABOUT STUDENT LOANS!

Boehner: Evidence Mounting that Obama Administration Has Strategy to Let Student Loan Rates Rise

WASHINGTON, DC – At his weekly press briefing today, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said he now believes President Obama and his Democratic allies in Washington have decided to deliberately allow student loan rates to double on July 1, rather than work with Republicans to enact a fix, in an effort to create a distraction from their party’s current troubles.  Boehner expressed dismay that the president appears to have resorted to picking a fake fight with Republicans to distract from divisions that are preventing a solution on student loans from advancing in the Senate.  House Republicans have already passed a bill – mirroring a plan proposed in the president’s own budget – that prevents rates from doubling, and provides more certainty for students and families, but Senate Democrats have refused to send it to the president’s desk.  Following are Speaker Boehner’s remarks: