John Boehner and the Amazing Student Loan Non-Vote

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Here’s the latest from Speaker of the House John Boehner:

Steve Benen does a fine job of explaining why this is so ridiculous. But on the bright side, at least Boehner — or the intern who tweeted this for him — called the 2007 Congress “Democratic-controlled” rather than “Democrat-controlled.” Thanks, Mr. Speaker!

As for the substance of the student loan issue, I’ll confess to feelings of extreme ambivalence about it. I’m feeling less and less confident over time that increases in federal student aid actually end up aiding students, rather than simply giving universities and trade schools more headroom to raise their fees. But I think I need to study up on this further before I take sides.

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