November 17, 2006

Key Issues to Watch

By JEFFREY BRAINARD, STEPHEN BURD, and KELLY FIELD

Student Loans

With Democrats taking back control of Congress, companies in the federal guaranteed-student-loan program fear that they will pay for tying their fortunes so closely to the Republican Party. The student-loan industry as a whole has overwhelmingly directed its campaign contributions to Republicans. A special report by The Chronicle found that loan-industry officials had donated $632,000 during the first 18 months of the 2003-4 election cycle to the 49 representatives on the

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