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    Obama Signs Final Item in Healthcare Bill, Student Loan Reform

    At a community college in Northern Virginia today, President Obama signed the final piece of the healthcare puzzle, the so-called "fix it" bill, which also makes sweeping changes to the student loan program.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    At a community college in Northern Virginia today, President Obama signed the final piece of the healthcare puzzle, the so-called "fix it" bill, which also makes sweeping changes to the student loan program. The President lauded the bill for removing banks as the "unnecessary middlemen" and "easing the burden of tuition on middle-class families." David Hawkings is managing editor of CQ Weekly, a publication of Congressional Quarterly.

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    Can Democracy Survive in Iraq?
    1. 0:00Obama Signs Final Item in Healthcare Bill, Student Loan ReformYou’re reading this
    2. 7:26Can Democracy Survive in Iraq?
    3. 44:05RNC in Hot Water over Saucy Club Expenses
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