Some of the Proposals for Tackling Student Debt

The White House and lawmakers offer potential legislation.

Refinancing at Lower Interest Rates - Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has proposed allowing people with high-interest student loans to refinance at today's 3.86 percent rate and would pay for it by raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans.(Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act - Sen. Kirstin Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced the Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act last May to allow borrowers that received loans under the Direct Loan or Federal Family Education Loan program after July 1, 2006, to consolidate them into one with an interest rate of 4 percent or less. Instead of paying more than $47,600 over the life of a 20-year, $26,000 loan, the borrower would pay $37,800.(Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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/content/dam/betcom/images/2013/07/Health/072413-health-college-campus-student.jpgStudent Investment Plans - Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has called for "student investment plans." Private investment firms would cover tuition costs that could be repaid later as a fixed percentage of a graduate's income for a set number of years, regardless of whether that amount covers the total debt. Rubio said that he still owed more than $100,000 in student loans when he became a senator in 2011. His office said he repaid his student loans in December 2012 with proceeds from his autobiography.. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act - Sen. Kirstin Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced the Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act last May to allow borrowers that received loans under the Direct Loan or Federal Family Education Loan program after July 1, 2006, to consolidate them into one with an interest rate of 4 percent or less. Instead of paying more than $47,600 over the life of a 20-year, $26,000 loan, the borrower would pay $37,800.(Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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