Senator Charles Schumer is asking college students to turn up the pressure on Congress to make college more affordable. The New York lawmaker organized a conference call with college newspaper editors from around the state Thursday to urge them to convince students to email, blog and tweet support for a legislative package called the RED — Reducing Educational Debt — Act. The RED Act includes proposals to let students refinance debt at lower interest rates and attend community college tuition-free.

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