An electoral battle between President Obama and Republicans over
young voters escalated Wednesday when Speaker John Boehner scheduled a
Friday vote to stop interest rates on student loans from doubling this
summer.
Boehner (R-Ohio) coupled the vote with an attack on
Obama’s healthcare law, announcing he would pay the $5.9 billion cost of
extending the loans with funds from what he called a healthcare “slush
fund” set up for preventive care.
The Speaker’s surprise move is a
GOP push against Obama’s efforts to lock up student voters, a
constituency that was vital to his 2008 election.
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