[Opinion] Congress should fund the highway bill, not the student loan cut

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Washington Post editorial page: Congress should fund the highway bill, not the student loan cut

CONGRESS FACES two deadlines at week's end, when federal surface transportation funding stops flowing and the interest rate doubles on one class of subsidized student loans. The House and Senate are searching under every federal cushion for cash, hoping to find a way to pay to stave off both deadlines. In fact, Congress should fund the transportation bill and let the politically inspired loan rate lapse.