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Claudio Sanchez
University of Colorado
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Anthony Dela Rosa
Today, President Obama announced a plan to help college graduates who are struggling to pay back their federal student loans. He proposed a more aggressive version of a plan that bases borrower's monthly payments on their income. That's something he pushed through Congress in 2009. But as NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports, many graduates say even the new plan doesn't go far enough. Under President Obama's plan, students' monthly payments on their government-backed loans would be capped at 10% of their discretionary income. "Because of this change, about 1.6 million Americans could see their payments go down by hundreds of dollars a month. And that includes some of the students who are here today." And if 20 years down the road you still haven't finished paying back the money you borrowed, the federal government will forgive the balance. Also, beginning next January, students and college graduates will be able to consolidate their loans at much lower interest rates. Students at the University of Colorado at Denver, cheered, of course. But Anthony Dela Rosa, 22, is less than thrilled. He graduated last May from the University of Colorado with a degree in international affairs and political science. In a few days, he has to start paying back over $50,000 he borrowed for school.