The promise of a college education shouldn’t be accompanied by the hopelessness from overwhelming debt. In the same way refinancing helps underwater mortgage holders, students drowning in debt would benefit from refinancing student loans at the current lower rate. 

Once again, Senate #GOP sides w special interests, not struggling #MA students & blocks #BankOnStudents bill http://t.co/wgYay0z4Dk

— Ed Markey (@MarkeyMemo) June 11, 2014

I'm fighting w @SenWarren to ease the burden of debt for #MA college students. Everyone deserves a #fairshot http://t.co/gLgvKq244S

— Ed Markey (@MarkeyMemo) June 9, 2014

How much $$ would #MA students save under @SenateDems plan to let student loan borrowers refinance their loans? http://t.co/YU3ywt3fTN

— Ed Markey (@MarkeyMemo) June 9, 2014