E-Newsletter - Running Out of Time

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Running Out of Time
With only 15 days remaining until federal funding for highways, public transportation, and safety programs expires, good-paying American jobs are hanging in the balance. The U.S. Senate passed a transportation bill, by a bipartisan vote of 74 to 22, that would create or save more than 2 million jobs, but Speaker John Boehner and his Republican colleagues refuse to bring it to the House floor. It's time for them to put Americans to work, invest in road, rail, transit, and highway construction, rebuild our infrastructure, and strengthen our economy by holding an immediate vote on the Senate-passed bill.

Millions of college students and their families are also facing uncertainty with student loan interest rates set to double on July 1st, but the only vote House Republicans have taken to prevent this disastrous hike does so at the expense of women's health. House Democrats introduced legislation to keep college students' loan rates from doubling and reduce the deficit by ending unwarranted tax breaks to Big Oil. As we work to grow the economy, we must invest in the strength and future of our workforce by keeping college affordable.

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