Mitt Romney broke with House Republicans on Monday by backing a White House push this week to extend lower rates on student loans for millions of Americans that are set to expire this year. But the Obama campaign is keeping up the pressure on him over college affordability, noting that the House GOP budget he has endorsed includes cuts to Pell Grants and other education funding. It also accused him of talking tough on the deficit while still trying to reassure Americans that popular programs — like the student loan rates — would still be affordable and declining to make public most of his planned cuts.
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