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Tell Congress: Put Students Before Private Loan Companies!
The Private Student Loan Companies Are Telling Congress They Should Come First AGAIN!
Today the New York Times reported a story about the Private Loan Industry & their friends in Congress planning a large scale effort to block President Obama's plan to support students & working families going to college.
Over a month ago President Obama addressed the nation and proposed some of the firmest commitments to education that we've seen in generations. His bold plan promised all of us that the government would permanently fund the Pell Grant program so that anyone who wanted to go to college and needed help paying for it would be able to get the support they needed without taking out bad loans that would put them into decades of debt.
Today the private loan companies came out of the shadows to tell Congress that they must choose between investing in the America's future or funding the private loan companies that helped get us into this economic crisis in the first place. This is another example of corporate greed and the need for students and working families to start holding these corporations accountable.
Our country shouldn't be forced to choose between the Pell Grant and funding the private loan companies - we all deserve a fair chance and an equal opportunity to recover from the economic crisis we are in. Join us in telling members of Congress that WE NEED TO INVEST IN EDUCATION in order to rebuild America's economy and our future.
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Subject: Put Students Before Private Loan Companies
Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,
I am writing you today to request your support for passing a federal budget resolution that includes reconciliation language to permanently fund the Pell grant and other investments in education.
The private loan companies are trying to force our country to choose between paving a new direction to help all of us reach American dream and paying the private loan companies that have taken advantage of college students for years.
Sallie Mae is now hiring powerful lobbyists to secure funding in the federal budget in attempt to block President Obama's plan to make the Pell Grant dependable for students and working families. This past year, Sallie Mae awarded its chief executive $4.6 million in cash and stock and its vice chairman more than $13.2 million in cash and stock, including the use of a company plane while students are drowning in debt.
Our education system is leaving too many talented young people behind, and I stand behind President Obama's commitment to ensure that everyone who wants a college education will have the chance. This means passing the Federal budget to fund Pell Grants - not more of the private loan companies that helped get us here.
I am asking for you to stand with President Barack Obama, students, and working families to invest in America's future to rebuild and renew America.
Sincerely,
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