Saturday, October 07, 2006
Democratic Leadership to Cut Student Loan Rates by Half
While GOP legislators busy themselves with bills that give tax breaks to corporate bigwigs and the uber-rich, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has vowed to cut the interest rate of students by half when Democrats take over the House.
Here's soon-to-be Speaker Pelosi's agenda for the nation.
But that ain't all. Pelosi also wants to "[b]roaden the types of stem cell research allowed with federal funds."Put new rules in place to "break the link between lobbyists and legislation."
Enact all the recommendations made by the commission that investigated the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Raise the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, maybe in one step. Cut the interest rate on student loans in half. Allow the government to negotiate directly with the pharmaceutical companies for lower drug prices for Medicare patients.
"We believe in the marketplace," Pelosi said of Democrats..."They have only rewarded wealth, not work."Now ain't that the noble truth!
And to all those whiny progressives who were carping about Pelosi's leadership only a few months ago, just grab a piece of humble pie and eat it with an extra slice of fried crow.
// posted by Howling Latina @ 2:49 PM 
