6/15/13 - Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) Delivers Weekly Address On Student Loans

In the Weekly Republican Address, U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) calls on Senate Democrats to put politics aside and support a long-term fix to prevent an increase in student loan interest rates. A former U.S. Secretary of Education and the ranking Republican on the Senate Health, Education Labor and Pensions Committee, Senator Alexander also highlights a Republican proposal that emphasizes state and local decision-making while a Democratic alternative, in essence, creates a national school board to oversee the 100,000 public schools that educate 50 million American children.