The White House has invited you to a live web chat with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Assistant to the President and Director of the Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes TODAY (Tuesday, March 2nd) from 5:30 to 6:00 PM EST. (That’s 2:30 p.m. for those of us on the West Coast. You can do the math if you are in between!)
WHAT: Live Interactive Video Chat on College Affordability and the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA)
WHO: YOU, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Melody Barnes.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 2 from 5:30 to 6:00 PM EST.
WHERE: On the White House website – http://www.whitehouse.gov/live – or on Facebook.
According to the White House, “Secretary Duncan and Melody will share information on the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act and talk about how you can help in making higher education affordable and accessible to everyone. . . . At the end, you will have the opportunity to ask Secretary Duncan and Melody questions – so we hope you think of some good ones!”
The fight over student loans is an important one. The SAFRA legislation would end a program that gives banks wasteful subsidies on student loans and use the savings – as much as $87 billion over 10 years -to help students pay for college. Unfortunately, bank lobbyists are pressing Congress to kill this common sense reform. So what do you think? Have your voice heard this evening.
Tags: Arne Duncan, SAFRA, student loans, white house
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