Democrats put debt relief at center of midterm blitz   The White
House and Senate Democrats are seeking to make relief for
student loan borrowers a pivotal issue in the 2014 elections.
President Obama on Monday signed an executive order to allow 5
million more borrowers to qualify under a student loan repayment
program that caps student loan payments to 10 percent of a
person’s discretionary income.  Separately, the Senate is set to
vote on Democratic legislation that would allow student loan
borrowers to refinance their existing loans at a lower rate.
The twin efforts come amid signs that crushing student loan debt
is holding back the economy and preventing people from entering
the middle class and buying their first homes.  The White House
and Democrats see student loan relief as a populist issue, and
would pay the $51 billion cost of the Senate bill over the next
decade with higher taxes on millionaires, a poison pill for
Republicans who have long opposed tax hikes.  “I want Americans
to pay attention to