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Hill Policy
CA · DISTRICT 8

John Garamendi

DemocratCaliforniaCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source

What they said 11

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

Campaign position · legislative priority · Original date not established

Lower student loan interest rates

AI-assisted summary

Garamendi’s Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculating Act would set the interest rate at 3.23% for all borrowers, lowering the stated rates for undergraduate, graduate, and parent and graduate PLUS loans. The proposal is intended to reduce borrowing costs for students and parents.

Context: The passage gives the proposed rates but does not specify how or when borrowers could refinance or recalculate their loans.

Sources & original wording
It would lower the current interest rate of 4.29% for undergraduate borrowers, 5.84% for graduate borrowers, and 6.84% for parent and graduate PLUS loan borrowers to 3.23% for all borrowers.
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/10/2026