Say Thank You for More Student Aid!

Please take a minute to call your US member of Congress and urge him or her to support higher education reform legislation.

On Friday, September 7th, 2007 the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed the College Cost Reduction and Access Act by votes of 79 to 12 and 292-97 respectively. The bill now goes to the President who has said he will sign the legislation into law.  The legislation addresses the dual financial challenges of access and affordability that face American college students.  The legislation provides billions of dollars a year in additional grant aid to low-income students through the Pell Grant program. It will also help students address the burden of rising student debt through lower interest rates and a new repayment system.

Despite the huge political clout of the student lending industry, both the House and the Senate voted to lower the subsidy that the lenders receive from the aid programs to divert that money to pay for the reforms above.   To ensure that our House members continue to champion higher education issues, they need to hear positive feedback!


You can reach your House member by calling him or her at 202-224-3121. If you don't know who your House member is, that’s fine. Just tell the operator your zip code, and the operator will connect you.

Here's a sample message you can leave: "Hi, my name is _______, I’m a student from _____/parent of a student going to college.  I’m calling to thank the Representative for supporting the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, which increases grant aid and lowers the cost of student loans. This issue is important because ____________."