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Senate GOP Tables Debate On Student Loan Bill

by Igor Bobic
05.08.12 | 9:32 am

By a vote of 52-45, the Senate on Tuesday rejected a motion to proceed to debate that would keep interest rates on federal student loans from doubling on July 1. 60 votes were needed to proceed.

Igor Bobic Igor Bobic is the assistant editor of Talking Points Memo, helping oversee the site's coverage of politics and policy in Washington. While originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor feels best at home on the beaches of Southern California. He can be reached at igor@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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