Dear Congresswoman Robin Kelly – Part 2
Since my daughter’s school loans matured I have made it a personal quest to try and address and resolve the issues with this country’s federal school loan program. In an effort to expose the horrible way this is being managed, and the terrible conditions under which our citizens are being placed, I decided as an initial phase of my campaign to write letters to the president and to my local representatives in the federal government. In Addition, so that I can hopefully achieve as much exposure as possible, I am publishing these letters here on my blog.
The first communication I sent went to the president, Congresswoman Kelly, Sen. Dick Durbin, and Sen. Kirk around March of this year.
So far I have received responses from Dick Durbin’s office, and I have had extensive communication with Congresswoman Kelly’s office. In this case, I will post my Letter to Congresswoman Robin Kelly
The second communication was sent this week to the same four people. Because this letter is about three times longer than the first I am going to publish it in three parts; this is the second part.
MY PRESENT PLANS
At this point my plans are to try and accomplish the following.
- Do my best to work within the plans provided to make payments so that I don’t go into default, even if those payments result in interest still being added to the balance due.
I realize that this may not seem like a logical choice. Although it is more logical to take the higher payment plan so that I’m at least making a dent in the balance due, my present financial situation does not make that possible. As I have explained to the Department of Education, Navient, and the various letters and communications I have sent to government officials, my lifestyle and my expenses are not extravagant. I believe I am a good representation of an average middle-class or lower middle class American citizen. I know in time, if allowed to use the payment plans that are forbidden to me, I would be able to work up to higher payment once my financial situation changes and my daughter, whom this education is for, is able to get a good paying job in the field of her choice.
- Work to raise awareness about the present school loan system.
I am very passionate about this bullet point. The problem with this point and some of the ones that follow is that I am not completely sure how to proceed. I work in the computer industry and I have a blog that I try to keep as active as possible. However I am not an expert at generating readers and attracting attention.
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