Tuesday, May 8, 2012
3:38 PM
Kohl, Johnson split on student loan bill
U.S. Sens. Herb Kohl, D-Milwaukee, and Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, split their votes on moving forward on debate for a bill that would have prevented certain Stafford student loan interest rates from doubling to 6.8 percent.
Republicans objected to the funding mechanism for the bill, which they said would raise taxes on business owners.
In a statement, Johnson, who voted against the measure, said the bill did nothing to help young people "suffering badly from the Obama economy" and that it used them as "political pawns."
Dawn Schueller, a spokesman for Kohl, who voted for the measure, said his office had no statement on the vote, but may provide one later in the day.
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