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This is from an email I got from Rock the Vote:

Have you had to take out student loans to pay for college? How about working while you're going to school? Have you had to work one or more jobs to pay for textbooks and tuition?

If you're struggling to get through college or know someone else who is you should take a look at what Congress is doing to education funding. They want to take $14.3 billion from the student loan programs to help pay for tax cuts for some of the wealthiest Americans.

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These cuts will increase interest rates on student loans, making them more expensive and harder to repay. And while they're talking about cutting taxes for the rich, they want to put new taxes on students taking out loans.

The legislation that would make these changes is called "Budget Reconciliation." In addition to cutting aid for students it will cut other social programs like Medicaid and foodstamps.

Budget reconciliation will make student loans more expensive for more than 6.5 million students, including 240,000 students in Michigan, 124,000 students in New Jersey, and 313,000 students in Florida. Click here to see how many students will be affected in your state.

So, you ask, what will this mean for me? Well, the average student with loans leaves school with $17,500 in debt. With budget reconciliation that student could have to pay up to $5,800 in additional interest payments. That will make it harder to buy a car, a house, start a family or take the job you want.

Want to make yourself heard, or find out more information?
Check out www.studentaidaction.com