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1) Rick Santorum recently voted to cut billions in loans that help middle-class
students afford college.
Roll Call 363, H.R. 6, December 21, 2005
Santorum voted to concur with the House amendments to S. 1932, the Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005
"House OKs legislation to save $39 billion over 5 years," Knight Ridder Newspapers, Feb. 1, 2006
"...The largest reduction in spending would be a nearly $12 billion slice in federal student loans."
2) But he voted to give oil companies an additional $2 billion in new tax breaks
Roll Call 213, H.R. 6, July 29, 2005
"How Those Big Bucks End Up In Big Oil's Pockets," Washington Post, Aug 7, 2005
"...In recent months, oil company profits have soared again as internation crude prices have hit new highs. Yet the reaction of the American public has been more muted. And that has probably emboldened Congress -- which, instead of investigating oil companies, just handed them (by various estimates) anywhere from $1.4 billion to $4 billion in tax breaks in the new energy bill."
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