Poison pill in budget deal involving student debt robocalls

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https://theintercept.com/2015/10/28/boehnerland-lobbyists-win-right-to-bombard-student-borrowers-with-robocalls/

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“Boehnerland” Lobbyists Win Right to Bombard Student Borrowers With Robocalls

"Deep inside the 114-page budget deal that passed the House Wednesday, legislative leaders tucked in a provision that will free debt collectors to bombard student loan borrowers with unlimited robocall and automated text messages where it hurts most — on their mobile devices — even when they are asked to stop.

The change is a major victory for the debt collections industry, which has retained a small army of lawyers and lobbyists for years to weaken the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the law that protects people from unwanted robocalls and prerecorded messages.

It’s also a big win for the small network of lobbyists within outgoing Speaker John Boehner’s inner circle, a cadre nicknamed “Boehnerland” by D.C insiders...."

Thanks to Thom Hartman for bringing this up during yesterday's show and providing the link on his website.

This is pretty bad. Does the entire college debt fiasco violate the intent of the U.S. Constitution?

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4
The Congress shall have Power To…establish…uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States….

Are these laws uniform when a fraud like Donald Trump can declare bankruptcy at a drop of the hat while a college student will be hounded till the day he/she dies. Luckily, Obama continues to work to get the banksters out of the college debt industry. Unfortunately, the GOP keeps working to put them back in as they're trying to make it possible for government loans to be transferred to bank loans. How foolish!

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1. bancruptcy and student loans are 2 different things.