U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, held a press conference Wednesday to push for the reauthorization of a longstanding University of Wisconsin loan program which allows undergraduate and graduate students to borrow money free of interest until they graduate.
Pocan said lower income families in particular use the Perkins Loan Program. He said he himself used a variety of loans throughout his pursuit of higher education and wants other students to have the opportunity to do so too.