tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481083477379506990.post819142835119928965..comments2023-10-30T05:28:11.795-04:00Comments on All Education Matters: Who's In? Next Writing CampaignCryn Johannsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08452412213997621242noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3481083477379506990.post-40824316296554385392010-01-27T15:17:01.681-05:002010-01-27T15:17:01.681-05:00Cryn...if you're traveling near Memphis, why n...Cryn...if you're traveling near Memphis, why not storm this guy's office: Rep. Steve Cohen, The Clifford Davis/Odell Horton Federal Building, 167 North Main Street, Suite 369, Memphis, TN 38103, Phone: (901) 544-4131. You attended his hearing, which he held amid much fanfare and a promise to immediately introduce legislation that would restore bankruptcy rights to private student loan borrowers. Then nothing. Not a word. His office won't return calls, and unless you are a Tennessee constituent, they don't give callers the time of day. Perhaps the letter writing campaign should be directed at him. The usual advocates (TICAS, PIRG, etc.) don't have a clue what's up either. Alan Collinge posted somewhere recently about how weak these advocacy groups are, and when you look at the mountain of anti-student borrower legislation that has become law on their watch, it's astounding that full time, salaried advocates have done such a poor job. You, however, as a volunteer, not earning a dime from the borrowers you so eloquently represent, seem to have the capacity to motivate people to take a look at these issues. I can't even imagine what miracles you could produce with a steady paycheck on the order of Deanne Loonin or Lauren Asher's salary.Delvernoreply@blogger.com