Tom Harkin: “If I am confirmed, the message will be clear. Discrimination in any form will not be tolerated in this Department.”

I introduced the Protect Student Borrowers Act with Senators Durbin, Warren and Murphy--and I want to thank Senator Warren for her great leadership on this issue and many other issues.

The Protect Student Borrowers Act would hold colleges and universities accountable for student loan defaults by requiring them to repay a percentage of defaulted loans.

I particularly appreciate that the students from Westwood, which closed in 2016, finally have been granted relief.

The Biden Administration has taken some important steps to right those wrongs, discharging student loans for borrowers who were not able to graduate.