[Occupymendocino] [Fwd: Tell Congress: Support the Student Loan Fairness Act]

Fri May 3 20:25:47 PDT 2013

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Subject: Tell Congress: Support the Student Loan Fairness Act
From:    "Carli Stevenson" <act at credoaction.com>
Date:    Wed, May 1, 2013 5:28 am
To:      "Agnes Woolsey" <agnes at mcn.org>
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      The email below is from Carli Stevenson, a CREDO activist in Chicago,
   Illinois. Carli started a petition on [1]org.credoaction.com, where
   activists can launch their own campaigns for progressive change.

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   [2]Organize by CREDO
   [3]Support the Student Loan Fairness Act (H.R. 1330).

   I started my own campaign on CREDO's new site that allows activists to
   start their own petitions.

   My petition, which is to members of Congress, asks the following:

     Support the Student Loan Fairness Act (H.R. 1330), which is common-sense
     legislation offering a 10-10 repayment plan that would require borrowers
     to make 10 years of payments on their federal student loans at 10% of
     their discretionary income, after which the remaining student loan debt
     would be forgiven. The legislation would also limit interest
     capitalization to 10% of the original principal.

   I graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2008. Although I am
   fortunate to have a job doing what I love, I can never pay all my bills in
   any given month because of the amount of student debt I am in.

   I grew up with a single mom, and worked hard to get myself into and
   through college. I did everything I could to help myself--I went to a
   state university, applied for scholarships, and worked full time for most
   of my college career. It took me six years instead of four to graduate
   because I was working so much. And yet I still graduated with almost
   $50,000 worth of student debt.

   But my story is not unique. There are millions of Americans in the same
   position as I am. That's why I am asking you to sign this petition to
   support the Student Loan Fairness Act.

   There are many good things in the Student Loan Fairness Act (H.R. 1330)
   that will help people like me, including capping interest rates on federal
   student loans at 3.4%, capping monthly payments at 10% of borrowers'
   discretionary income, and putting limits on interest capitalization. These
   provisions will help me and millions of other Americans get out from
   underneath our crushing debt loads. This is good for us and good for the
   economy.

   [4]Click here to learn more and add your name to my petition to members of
   Congress urging them to support the Student Loan Fairness Act (H.R. 1330).

   Thank you for your support.

   Carli Stevenson

   [5]Sign the petition |>

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