But I think our responsibility is twofold: one, to look at what's happening to the lowest income students in this country, what's happening to their lives; and then our obligation to protect taxpayers, what's happening to the taxpayers' money?
Harkin emphasizes the dual responsibility to students and taxpayers in education funding.
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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.
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The Biden Administration has taken some important steps to right those wrongs, discharging student loans for borrowers who were not able to graduate.
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