Did you see: “Students have a clear choice in this election”

A letter to the editor in the Minnesota Daily lays out the Minnesota choice students have in this election.

During his first term in office, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., has shown unwavering support for students. From co-sponsoring legislation that would help reduce college costs to fighting to increase transparency in the cost of higher education to ensuring that students can stay on their parents’ health insurance until they are 26, it is clear that Franken is working for us.

Last year, Franken worked with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., to introduce the Affordable College Textbook Act, which could significantly reduce the cost of textbooks for college students. Due to this bill’s potential to cut into the cost of higher education, the Minnesota Student Association led the charge to get it endorsed by the Association of Big Ten Students, an organization that represents tens of thousands of students.

In addition to his work to lower the cost of college while students are enrolled, Franken helped introduce the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act. This bill would allow students to refinance their student loans at the lowest interest rate available.

Franken’s opponent, wealthy businessman Mike McFadden, said he wouldn’t vote for the bill if it involved raising taxes.

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