Utah representative Jim Matheson recently came to Salt Lake
Community College's Taylorsville Redwood Campus to visit with students. The
wide-ranging discussion featured many topics, but the majority of the time was
spent considering the changes that will soon go into effect because of the
changes to the Stafford loan program.
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| Utah Representative Jim Matheson visits with SLCC students. |
Federally funded Stafford loans are available for low-income
students, and currently carry an interest rate of 3.4 percent; that rate is set
to double to 6.8 percent on July 1. That would result in more debt and higher
payments for students.
In 2013, Jim Matheson was elected to a seventh term as the
representative for Utah’s Fourth Congressional District, which comprises the
western half of Salt Lake County, the northern tip of Utah County and portions
of Sanpete and Juab Counties.
Congressman Matheson serves on the House Energy &
Commerce Committee, an exclusive committee with the broadest jurisdiction of
any Congressional committee. The Energy and Commerce Committee deals with
energy policy, consumer protection, food and drug safety, health care, air quality
and environmental health, telecommunications and interstate and foreign
commerce.
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