Bill Text: OH HCR47 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: To urge the Congress of the United States to pass S.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-16 - To Education [HCR47 Detail]
Download: Ohio-2011-HCR47-Introduced.html
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Representatives Phillips, Stinziano
Cosponsors:
Representatives Antonio, Ashford, Clyde, Fende, Foley, Garland, Gerberry, Hagan, R., Lundy, Reece, Szollosi, Yuko
| To urge the Congress of the United States to pass S. | 1 |
| 2343, the Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike | 2 |
| Act of 2012. | 3 |
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO
(THE SENATE CONCURRING):
| WHEREAS, Student loan debt has reached almost $1 trillion, | 4 |
| and continues to grow as the cost of attending colleges and | 5 |
| universities skyrockets; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, More than 382,600 students across Ohio possess | 7 |
| Stafford loans, with disbursements totaling more than $1.55 | 8 |
| billion; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, The average Ohio student graduates from a four-year | 10 |
| college or university with nearly $27,000 in student loan debt; | 11 |
| and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, If the Congress of the United States fails to act, | 13 |
| more than 382,000 Ohio students will pay more to obtain a college | 14 |
| education; now therefore be it | 15 |
| RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 129th General Assembly, | 16 |
| urge the Congress of the United States to pass S. 2343, the Stop | 17 |
| the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012; and be it further | 18 |
| RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives | 19 |
| transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the | 20 |
| President of the United States, to the President Pro Tempore and | 21 |
| Secretary of the United States Senate, to the Speaker and the | 22 |
| Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, to the | 23 |
| members of the Ohio Congressional delegation, and to the news | 24 |
| media of Ohio. | 25 |
