Oct. 24, 3-4pm EMU, Crater Lake Rm
GET OUT THE VOTE RALLY
Join Congressman Peter DeFazio, Representative Phil Barnhart, and Representative Val Hoyle for a rally focused on issues impacting students and the higher education community. Join us after the rally to take direct action by calling students to GET OUT THE VOTE! this coming Monday, October 24, 3-4pm at the EMU Crater Lake rooms.
U.S. House Rep. Peter DeFazio has been a longtime advocate for increasing access to higher education and has fought for federal programs such as Pell grants, federal work study, and student loan forgiveness, which helps make college more affordable. Peter DeFazio will lead this event, explaining how his bill, the HIGHER ED Act, will make college more affordable for students nationwide. A central focus of the legislation would help borrowers repay their student loans by raising the minimum salary requirement before they have to begin to pay back loans under income-driven repayment plans.
DeFazio’s HIGHER ED Act would also:
· Raise the maximum Pell Grant and re-institute year-round Pell Grants, enabling students to complete their degrees faster.
· Re-institute graduate student access to federal subsidized loans, which was removed during the Republican budget cuts of 2013.
* Allow former students to refinance their loans at current historic low interest rates and eliminate student loan debt in bankruptcy. Currently, student loan debt is the only debt that is unable to be discharged during bankruptcy.
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