With loan rates set to rise in 10 days for more than 7 million students, President Obama took to the bully pulpit again Thursday to blame congressional Republicans for inaction.
“Weve been stuck watching Congress play ‘chicken with another deadline, Mr. Obama said at the White House as he surrounded himself with students. “Theres still 10 days for Congress to do the right thing.
Republicans, meanwhile, accused the White House of ignoring their repeated attempts over the past three weeks to offer solutions to the stalemate.