0% Interest: Pingree, House Dems Make Push to Eliminate Federal Student Loan Interest
July 28, 2023
July 28, 2023
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on July 27, 2023:
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), led by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), introduced legislation to lower the cost of college for current and future borrowers. The Student Loan Interest Elimination Act would refinance the interest on federal student loans for all existing borrowers to zero percent and cap interest rates for future borrowers . . .
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), led by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), introduced legislation to lower the cost of college for current and future borrowers. The Student Loan Interest Elimination Act would refinance the interest on federal student loans for all existing borrowers to zero percent and cap interest rates for future borrowers . . .