Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, center, accompanied by, from left, Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., talks about legislation to try and prevent the increase in the interest rates on some student loans, Thursday, June 27, 2013, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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