Daily News Article - January 4, 2007
1. What plan does the incoming Democratic majority in Congress, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have for college tuition loans?
2. a) Who is Lois Rice?
b) What problems does Lois Rice foresee with the Democratic plan for lowering tuition loan interest rates?
3. a) Who is Richard Vetter?
b) How is federal financial aid partly to blame for the "student debt crisis" according to Mr. Vetter?
4. Do you think that the Democratic plan for lowering interest rates on college loans will be a good thing? Why or why not?
5. a) Who is Thomas Mann?
b) What problems does Mr. Mann have with Rep. Pelosi's Democratic 100-hour plan?