Mark Takano: “The two of us were also locked out of the Department of Education earlier this year when we were demanding answers on…”

“The two of us were also locked out of the Department of Education earlier this year when we were demanding answers on when President Trump would illegally try to close the Department. Since then, we have seen Secretary McMahon fire staff from the building who investigate and protect the civil rights of students. We have seen her slash funding for minority-serving institutions. We have seen her move parts of our education infrastructure to unrelated agencies, creating more hoops for administrators and staff to jump through to get the funding they need. Last week, the Department of Education announced they are moving to end the SAVE program which some 7 million student loan borrowers rely on to have affordable repayment plans on their student loans. Grocery prices are up. Utilities are up. Healthcare is about to jump for millions of people, and now some student loan borrowers will have to find money to pay their student loans. The math simply won't work for millions of Americans and for these students who need to pay off their loans.”