经济减速不应意味着受教育机会的减少

             ——布什希望通过有关学生贷款的法案

2008年4月28日，

在美国，对贷款者的条件越来越苛刻，放贷机构撤出学生贷款计划，以及房价不断下滑，给那些为应付学费而挣扎的家庭带来了威胁。

布什总统上周六说，信贷紧缩正威胁到学生贷款。他的政府正尽其所能以提供紧急贷款帮助学生，但也督促国会这一权力机构能做更多的工作。布什在其每周广播讲话说，经济减速不应意味着受教育机会的减少和到了低迷时期。他表示支持众议院通过的一个法案，该法案将授予教育部更大的临时权力，以便给那些无法获得银行或其他贷款的学生提供贷款。参议员爱德华.M.肯尼迪（代表马萨诸塞州，d-mass）也提出类似的措施，但参议院尚未决定是否通过该措施。

布什总统敦促国会尽快通过这一立法。他说，即使延误一周或两周，就有可能使这一立法不能帮助今年秋天生去上学的学生。

潘发勤编译自《今日美国报》（周日）

Bush Wants Bill Passed on Student Loans

4/28/2008

"President Bush said Saturday that the credit crunch is threatening the availability of student loans. He said his administration is doing what it can to help with emergency loans but prodded Congress for authority to do more. 'A slowdown in the economy shouldn't mean a downturn in educational opportunities,' Bush said in his weekly radio address. He voice d support for a House-passed bill that would grant the Education Department greater temporary authority to provide loans to students unable to secure ones from banks or other lenders. A similar measure by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., is pending in the Senate." (USA Today, Sunday)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-04-26-bush-student-loans_N.htm

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学生抗议后，美国教育预算削减计划受到质疑