Bobby Scott: “I think the amendment is clarifying in nature, and I have no objection. I am not aware of any objection.”

The sweeping changes to the federal student loan system originating from that law are compounding the issues that have risen from the dismantling of the Education Department.

It’s difficult to articulate how impractical these proposals are, to say nothing of the pain and suffering they’ll inflict on students, educators and their communities, if they were to become law.

Student loan debt now exceeds $1.7 trillion. Borrowers need clear guidance and certainty.

The administration had been illegally creating these interagency agreements, which are extremely inefficient and wasteful, and also result in inconsistent enforcement of federal education policy.