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Helping more young people, helping more young people afford college should be at the forefront of americas agenda and it shouldnt be a republican or a democratic issue. this is an american issue. >> president obama in iowa city, iowa, earlier today, reassuring students that he is on their side as the fight over student loan rates just continues. now, the president has really boxed the gop into a corner here. but here comes senator roy blunt of missouri, laying down the groundwork for the republi...

>> why is that rate as high as it is? because it was one of the pay-fors in the presidents health care plan. you know, if the health care plan goes away, as the court very well might decide, theres no longer an argument about this loan rate, because it was used to take money from students and pay for health care and largely health care for people who arent students. >> blunt doesnt have a clue. he doesnt know what the hell hes talking about. the president doesnt want to fund health care that way...