On the recordMay 20, 2020
this week Congress submitted to the President the bipartisan Congressional Review Act resolution that overturned Education Secretary DeVos's borrower defense rule. The rule that she came up with at the Department of Education makes it almost impossible for student loan borrowers, including many, many veterans, who have been defrauded by their schools--these are usually for-profit schools--to have Federal student debt discharged because of the fraud under the Higher Education Act's borrower defense provisions. Ten Republicans joined with the Democrats in March to reject this rule in the Senate and pass this resolution. I thank those on the other side of the aisle who stood up for the veterans and for students who have been defrauded. I urge President Trump to sign this bill without delay. More importantly than my urging, 30 different veteran organizations urged the President to sign our resolution. We are going to be giving a lot of speeches about veterans on the Senate floor and back home over Memorial Day weekend. Here is a chance for the President to stand up for the veterans on Memorial Day weekend.…





