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NBC Nightly News examines debit cards on campus #highered on.today.com/NgR5Tu 23 minutes ago via bitly
Durbin Pledges to Work to End Campus Debit Card Fees that Send Taxpayer Funds Directly to Banks #highered 1.usa.gov/KXwfod about 4 hours ago via bitly
Deals With Banks Stack Fees on #College #Students #highered abcn.ws/KrYsbj about 13 hours ago via bitly
Banks Skim Millions in Fees from Student Aid Using Debit-Card-Linked #Student IDs #highered bit.ly/KGuSx5 about 15 hours ago via bitly
HuffPo: There is No 'A' for Effort on Student Loan Interest Rates #highered #college huff.to/KpVNPi 10:07 AM May 29th via bitly
@TheRadicalMod Depends. If they use a voucher from the college it can be restricted. New regs help with quicker funds, but choice is limited 12:00 PM May 26th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to TheRadicalMod
dontdoublemyrate.org is taking your petitions! #dontdoublemyrate #highered 7:09 PM May 24th via web
There is no 'A' for effort. Senate votes down bill to #dontdoublemyrate bit.ly/JqRQKP #highered 6:57 PM May 24th via bitly
Allowing a stu loan to default and rehabing it makes 31 times the profit than preventing the default bloom.bg/JESd1D #highered 9:40 AM May 15th via bitly
CNN Money: What the student loan interest rate increase means to you cnnmon.ie/JjY3XZ #dontdoublemyrate #highered 6:23 AM May 15th via bitly
Sec Solis writes on #student loan interest rates and the workforce bit.ly/J4HRed #dontdoublemyrates #highered 9:41 AM May 14th via bitly
If you default on your student loan, the gov may hit you with a 25% sledge-hammer. And its totally legal bit.ly/JOYgiJ #highered 7:32 AM May 14th via bitly
CalPIRG student Spencer sounds off on student debt in Reuters article reut.rs/K2pGQU #highered #dontdoublemyrate 9:56 AM May 11th via bitly
House lawmakers host twitter town hall, take questions in loan rates. Participate with tag #AskDems 8:42 AM May 10th via Twitter for iPhone
#AskDems keeping loan rates from doubling is an important piece of the puzzle, but what else have you done to help lower student debt? 8:41 AM May 10th via Twitter for iPhone
VP Biden discusses how student aid got him through college #dontdoublemyrate #highered twitter.com/HigherEdPIRG/s… 7:53 AM May 10th via Camera on iOS
edfunding Senate continues debate today on bill to prevent student loan rates from doubling. #dontdoublemyrate 7:08 AM May 10th via Twitter for Android Retweeted by HigherEdPIRG and 3 others
White House college affordability event promotes #dontdoublemyrate , Pell Grants #highered twitter.com/HigherEdPIRG/s… 7:06 AM May 10th via Camera on iOS
PIRG statement on disapointing Senate vote to prevent interest rates from doubling bit.ly/JclIrR #dontdoublemyrate #highered #college 2:29 PM May 8th via bitly
7.4 million students look to congress with one voice and say: get this done #dontdoublemyrates 2:12 PM May 8th via web

Name Rich Williams
Location Washington, DC
Web http://www.uspirg...
Bio Working to reduce the debt students graduate with by increasing federal grant aid, reducing student loan interest rates and making textbooks more affordable.