With overall student debt in the U.S. at more than $1 trillion, many lawmakers are pushing legislation to lower graduates’ repayment costs.

President Obama recently expanded a federal program to cap borrowers’ interest payments, while a measure to change interest rates on loans has stalled in Congress.

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