President Barack Obama is on a three-state tour of college campuses, where he is ripping the GOP for supporting tax cuts for the wealthy at the same time many student loan rates are set to double. But the White House and Congressional Democrats are sure to encounter resistance from Republicans over how to pay for further interest-rate relief.
Reid also ribbed Romney for backing the student loan fix and the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
“The Etch-a-Sketch is coming sooner than I thought,” he joked. “He’s for our education bill, now he’s for Violence Against Women. Great.”
Editor's Note:
This article updates the print version to include reactions from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and details on how the student loan bill would be funded.
A man from Kentucky attends a Tea Party Patriots rally on the West Front of the Capitol to protest the IRS' targeting of conservative political groups.
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