Sen. Brown joined students at Youngstown State University to call for passage of his bill that would maintain the current interest rate, which is set at 3.4 percent, and prevent a hike to 6.8 percent scheduled for July 1st.More than 382,000 students across Ohio – including more than 10,000 in Columbiana, Mahoning, and Trumbull counties – would be forced to pay significantly more for their student loans unless Congress passes legislation by July 1.