[U.S. President Barack Obama announces a new executive order which will cap student loan repayments].

President Barack Obama announces a new executive order which will cap student loan repayments at 10 percent of the debtor's annual income and will forgive loans over twenty years old. Obama acknowledges that it has never been more important to get a college education, but that is has also never been...

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Corporate Author: C-SPAN (Television network)
Other Authors: Obama, Barack (Speaker)
Language:English
Published: [2011]
Subjects:
Student loans > Government policy > United States.
Job creation > United States.
Speeches.
Nonfiction television programs.
Genre:
Speeches.
Nonfiction television programs.
Online Access:
Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (26 min., 26 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format: Audio Software
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President Barack Obama announces a new executive order which will cap student loan repayments at 10 percent of the debtor's annual income and will forgive loans over twenty years old. Obama acknowledges that it has never been more important to get a college education, but that is has also never been more expensive. He says that his plan will allow students to consolidate federally backed loans and predicts that 1.6 million people will see relief. Obama also challenges Congress to pass the American Jobs Act which is designed to put people to work on infrastructure projects across the country.
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Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 16809
Playing Time:00:26:26
System Details:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Event Details:
Boradcast on C-SPAN, Oct. 26, 2011.