Patch Poll: Is President Obama Right to Push Congress to Freeze Interest Rates on Student Loans?

President Obama was in Iowa City last week pushing Congress to pass a $6 billion plan to freeze student loans at a 3.4 percent interest rate. If Congress doesn't act, the rate will rise to 6.8 percent on new loans in July, which translates to roughly a $1,000 per-student increase.

Iowa was a logical place to include on the tour. Iowa's students leave college with $30,000 in student debt, which is third highest in the nation -- and Obama 2012 will be waging war in this battleground state. 

What do you think? Should Congress freeze student loans at a 3.4 percent interest rate -- at a cost of $6 billion? Vote in our poll and tell us what you think in the comments section below.