in other words, the perkins loan may be their third loan. many students borrow more than they should and then have trouble paying it back. and we want them to know if they're receiving a perkins loan for the first time, their institution has already been awarded all subsidized and unsubsidized federal direct loans for which they were eligible that year. mr. president, if this sounds complicated, it is. and it is the reason why the millions of students across our country who take advantage of generous federal grants and loans, more than $35 billion in grants that you don't have to pay back every year, a total outstanding debt of student loans of $1.2 trillion, more than $100 billion new loans every year, it's such a maze and so complicated that many students don't understand how much they're borrowing. so that was my purpose in objecting to an automatic extension of the perkins loan without thinking about it in terms of how we simplify to make it easier for students to understand the tangled maze of federal student aid assistance. i want to t

there is an opportunity here over the next couple weeks for us to ensure that we reauthorize the perkins loan program. perkins is an incredibly important program, particularly for low-incomer students. of all the student loan programs out there, per exines is in any view the most flexible. if we don't pass an extension, in loans won't be rewarded. even in january as students start this next semester. so let's not allow college tuition to become even less affordable for low-income students. let's ensure that they can get a college degree, pursue their dreams and that we do move forward with this perkins reauthorization. i spoke about this on the floor a month or so ago and i talked about it as a program incredible important for students in my staivment i talked about the fact that there are 60 schools in the buckeye state, in ohio, who have received loans from this program. over the last school year, more than 25,000 ohio students received financial aid through perkins, including about 3,000 students at kent state and $1,700 students at the ohio state university. i was in columbus last weekend

. >> the president is also expected to sign an extension for a federal student loan program, the perkinsrogram which provides low interest loans to the neediest students expired. congress pass add two-year extension this week, the program provided loans to more than a half million students totaling $1.1 billion. >>> temple university and the university of toledo will compete in the boca raton bowl next week. the owls arrived yesterday. they will be the away team 18 nationally televised game. >> there they are arriving in florida. >> today you can catch up with the sunday night football bus in center city. it will be at the comcast center this morning, then at children's hospital. the bus sin town until sunday when it will be parked at xfinity live prior to sunday night. byron maxwell returned to practice yesterday. he should be playing on sunday. we do know that demarco murray will be on the field sunday. what is up in the air is how much playing time he'll get. murray has gone from leading the league in rushing last season in dallas to being the second sometimes third option in the bird

the president is expected to sign an extension for a federal student loan program. the perkins program which provides low interest loans to the students expired in september. congress pass aed a two-year extension. >> 6:18. friday morning and let's get an update on that accident that katy was telling us about on 130. >> for our new jersey drivers this is in delran and is along route 130. it's right along bridgeboro road or street. here is an alternate. 295 take around it, runs parallel in this area. it looks like it's a pretty extensive scene, at least one car, maybe two, several poles down. the two right lanes of 130 are blocked. a live look in south philadelphia, 95 at broad street, traffic in both directions running smoothly. if you are headed from woodhaven to the vine, center city philadelphia north of where our traffic camera s that will take about 17 minutes, the drive time creeping up the last few minutes because we're seeing more volume on the roads which is typical this time of morning. not long before 6:30. pennsylvania turnpike drivers free and clear of the construc

the clerk: h.r. 3594, an act to extend temporarily the federal perkins loan program, and for other purposes. senate amendment. strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following, section 1, short title. this act may be cited as the federal perkins load program extension act of 2015. >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the reading is distense penced with. is there any objection to the original request of the gentleman from michigan? without objection, the senate amendment is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid pon the table. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. on november 20 of its annual business meeting, members of the american anthropological association voted in favor of disgraceful resolution to boycott israeli academic institutions. by

loan next.... here's a look at some of the stories developing overnight. waterloo police are investigating after a stabbing victim walked into the perkins restaurant on university avenue. he was taken to the hospital -- his condition is not known. waterloo policeealso investigating a house fire as suspicious. it was on mulberry street last night. when firefighters arrived they smelled gas and called police. no one was hurt. and donald trump is canceling his trip to israell he was supposed to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. trump says he'll postpone -- until he's president. of your storm track seven forecast. windy and warm today with highs getting close to record highs. a few showers are possible friday afternoon and saturday with rain likely on sunday... and it may be heavy at times. rain and snow sunday night into monday morning with another round possible on tuesday. showers are possible friday afternoon and saturday with rain likely on sunday... and it may be heavy at times. rain and snow sunday night into monday morning with another round possible on tuesday. thanks for joining us, the today show is next and we'll be back in 25 minutes with mo