>> we want to welcome to
"newsmakers" congressman joe
courtney, a democrat from
connecticut.
the lead voice for student loan
rates.
rates are slated to go up july 1
unless congress acts.
we have two reporters in studios
with us.
philip elliott with the
associative press and peter
schrader with the hill.
>> not a year ago we were
talking about keeping the
interest rate set by congress.
now there looks like a proposal
from the president to hit the
ten-year treasury note.
you want to extend the interest
rates and keep them low.
how much of this current