Bobby Scott: “Thank you, Secretary Burwell, for being with us today.”

Instead, they’re forced to deal with uncertainty and chaos created by an administration that has systematically weakened the federal student aid system.

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.

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

Codifying this new system without assessing its effectiveness just doesn’t make any sense.