Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. John Kline [R, MN-2]

U.S. House approves Kline student loan bill, but Senate fight looms

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...student loan rates set to double in five weeks, the U.S. House passed a bill Thursday by U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., to replace the current fixed rates with floating rates tied to government borrowing costs. But the largely party-line 221-198 vote do

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Whether You’re A Student, Graduate, Or Neither, These Congressional Decisions Will Affect Your Life

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...would actually increase this average interest paid over a five-year period to $14,430. Legislation introduced by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), who chairs the House Education and Workforce Committee, would tie subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loan rates to

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KLINE AND FOXX: Getting politics out of student loans

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...president’s proposal and help us move the Smarter Solutions for Students Act swiftly through Congress and onto his desk. Rep. John Kline, Minesota Republican, is chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Rep. Virginia Foxx, North

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NRCC Chair Greg Walden: Six Minnesota House seats could be competitive in '14

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...Minnesota's seats could be competitive, in reality it doesn't seem likely. National Democrats want to challenge Bachmann and John Kline; Republicans have focused heavily on Peterson, at least so far. This all could change between now and Election Day, o

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U.S. House Passes Student Loan Bill, But Endgame Remains Murky

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...There are, however, some key differences between the administration's proposal and the House bill, authored by U.S. Rep. John Kline, the chairman of the House education committee. And the White House thinks the differences are a big enough deal that it

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House passes market-based student loan bill: Is it a step toward a solution?

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...the starkly partisan vote and a White House promise to veto the bill, the House Education and Workforce Committee chairman, Rep. John Kline (R) of Minnesota, argued that the vote helped move Congress toward resolving the issue rather than coming to a st

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GOP student loan bill moving to House vote

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...is a much more reliable determiner of the true cost of capital than a bunch of us sitting around taking a guess,” said Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), sponsor of the bill and chairman of the Education and the Workforce Committee. While overall rates under

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House to vote on student loan interest rate legislation

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...of Management and Budget said in a memo announcing its opposition. The top Republican on the Education Committee, Rep. John Kline of Minnesota, said Obama was standing against many of the ideas he included in his own budget. "The legislation is based on

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Despite Obama Veto Threat, Student Loan Bill Passes The House

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...affordable and put them on a path to economic security, not make the problem worse. The House bill, which was sponsored by Rep. John Kline (MN), does have a ceiling for interest rates but it might be too high according to Congressional Budgetary Office

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Top Republican says six MN U.S. House seats could be in play in 2014

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...could be on defense in 2014. Democrats have specifically targeted 6th District Rep. Michele Bachmann and 2nd District Rep. John Kline. Both lawmakers are already facing a rematch against their 2012 competitors, Jim Graves and Mike Obermueller respective

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Rates on student loans set to double

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...would make interest rates variable, meaning they could change every year. House Bill 1911, introduced by committee chairman Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., and Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., would cap those variable rates at 8.5 percent. The legislation moves most fe

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White House threatens veto of student loan bill

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...is a little bit of overlap between student loan interest rate reform proposals from Minnesota Rep. John Kline and President Obama, but not enough for the latter to sign the former's into law. The White House threatened to veto Kline's interest rate bill

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Poll shows Franken with big leads over potential opponents

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...businessman Mike McFadden appears closest to launching a campaign. The GOP's highest-profile potential recruits, U.S. Reps. John Kline and Erik Paulsen, have both declined a Senate bid. "Al Franken has proven to be a pretty popular Senator," said Dean D

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Editorial Board: Reforming student loans is off to a good start

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...may encourage excessive borrowing with too few restrictions, particularly for those who end up with large incomes. Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), chairman of the House education committee, says that these and other issues will be part of a broader discussio

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House GOP Says It Can Legislate and Investigate at the Same Time

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...to do. “Speaker Boehner is well-known for saying, ‘When your opponent is committing suicide, don’t shoot him,’ ” said Rep. John Kline, R-Minn. “The White House is dealing with these scandals, but our job includes more than just watching to s

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House Proposes ‘Simple’ Solution to Student Loan Rate-Hike

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...amount of student debt in America by tethering interest rates on federal student loans to financial markets. Led by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), who chairs the House Education and Workforce Committee, the legislation would allow interest rates to fluctuate b

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House to vote on Kline's student loan bill

2013-05-19T01:00:00Z

...— The U.S. House is set to vote next week on a bill introduced by Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., that would keep interest rates for federal student loans from doubling July 1. Under Kline's legislation, future federal student loans would be tied to market

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House advances student loan rules

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...Miller of California, the senior Democrat on the committee, who led the opposition. The Republican chairman of the panel, Rep. John Kline, said critics were giving too much credence to Congressional Budget Office figures that anticipate future interest

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House advances student loan rules

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

House committee advances student loan fix

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...Research Service predicts that means higher rates but the Republican chairman of the education committee, Rep. John Kline, says no one really knows what interest rates will be. We'll be using this blog to publicize corrections to stories, to explain, if

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