Senator Boxer Meets with Students from Bay Area Universities

Friday, May 11, 2012

Senator Boxer joined with students from Bay Area universities to discuss the impact on 570,000 California students if Congress does not act before July 1st to stop a doubling of interest rates on student loans.

Senator Boxer highlights the need to keep student loan interest rates as low as possible.
Rebekah Phillips, a student attending San Francisco State University, shares her story about the financial difficulty of paying for college herself.
Senator Boxer with students from CSU East Bay, San Francisco State, and UC Berkeley.
Students share their stories with Senator Boxer about the hardships of paying for college.