WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate Wednesday failed to break a GOP filibuster, killing a bill that would have maintained a 3.4 percent interest rate on student loans for one year.
The vote was 51-49 in favor of proceeding to debate on the bill but the motion needed 60 votes to pass. The outcome likely will force Senate Democratic leaders to consider a bipartisan plan they have opposed, Politico said.